Sandia National Laboratories Information

Sandia National Laboratory originated in 1945 as the Z Division of Los Alamos, the engineering arm of the US nuclear weapons development program. Formally established as Sandia National Laboratories in 1949, it was given the mission to design the non-nuclear components for nuclear weapons. Since 1953, areas have been used to test nuclear and non-nuclear weapons components. From 1946-1957, Sandia also housed a weapons assembly line and from 1963-1971, an onsite liquid waste disposal system for liquid radioactive discharges from the Sandia Experimental Reactor Facility.

Throughout the course of its operations, the potential for beryllium exposure existed at this site, due to beryllium use, residual contamination, and decontamination activities.

Alternative Names

• LANL Z-Division

Type of Facility

• Department of Energy

Covered by EEOICPA

• Part B and Part E

EEOICPA Covered Years

• 1945-Present

Contractors

• 1995-Present Lockheed Martin
• 1993-1993 Martin Marietta
• 1949-1993 AT & T
• 1945-1948 University of California

Contract Numbers

• EY-76-C-04-0789
• AC04-76DP03533

DOE

• Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource Analytic Data File Sets-Mortality and Morbidity Study of 5-rem Workers at 23 Department Of Energy (DOE) facilities
• DOE Facility List by Name
• FUSRAP Considered Site
• Environmental Mangement
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DOL

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• Site Exposure Matrix
• Approved Special Exposure Cohorts
• Circular 11-10: Sandia National Laboratories Special Exposure Cohort Class (SEC) from January 1, 1949 through December 31, 1962
• Circular 12-10: Sandia National Laboratories Special Exposure Cohort Class (SEC) from January 1, 1963 through December 31, 1994
• Circular 19-01: Sandia National Laboratories Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Class from January 1, 1995 through December 31, 1996

NIOSH

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  • Petition 162: “All employees of the Department of Energy, its predecessor agencies, and its contractors and subcontractors who worked in any area at the Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from January 1, 1949 through December 31, 1962, for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days, occurring either solely under this employment, or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees in the Special Exposure Cohort.”
  • Petition 188: “All employees of the Department of Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their contractors and subcontractors who worked in any area at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from January 1, 1963 through December 31, 1994, for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days, occurring either solely under this employment, or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees included in the Special Exposure Cohort.”
  • Petition 188: “All employees of the Department of Energy, its predecessor agencies, and its contractors or subcontractors who worked in any area at the Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during the period from January 1, 1995, through December 31, 1996, for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days, occurring either solely under this employment or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees included in the Special Exposure Cohort.”
• Work Site Information

Other Resources

• BTComp Contractor/Subcontractor Database
• Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board