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O CONIO 0w4F LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY P.O. Box 808, L-626, Livermore, CA 94551 January 2003 Environmental Report 2001 shows LLNL LLNL: wHo wf 74Rf, opewf10'1s pose 00 threat to the phlle or e1wrohfe0t WH74 T wf Do -------------- ---- The recently published Lawrence Livermore National Environmental Report 2001 Laboratory (LLNL) is a U.S. describes the results of LLNL's Department of Energy (DOE) facility environmental monitoring and operated by the University of compliance efforts. It also California. It serves as a national Lawrence Livermore assesses the impact of opera- resource of scientific, technical, and National Lahoratorytions on the environment for engineering capabilities. The Envio limental +` the year 2001. Laboratory's mission focuses primarily Report 2001 on nuclear weapons and national secu- The report concludes that rity but also includes research into radiological doses to the areas such as strategic defense, public caused by LLNL opera- energy, the environment, biomedicine, tions are less than 0.2% of technology transfer, the economy, and regulatory standards for education. Livermore site operations and !i —0.5% for Site 300 . This is The Laboratory carries out this mission about 8,000 times smaller in compliance with local, state, and than the doses received from federal environmental regulatory natural background radiation requirements. It does so with the sup- by U.S. citizens, on average. port of the Environmental Protection Department, which is responsible for The environmental sampling and analytical results and evaluations environmental monitoring and generally show continuing low contaminant levels. This reflects both analysis, hazardous waste manage- decreases in historic operations at the Laboratory and its increasing ment, environmental restoration, and control of pollutants. assisting Laboratory organizations in ensuring compliance with environ- Environmental compliance activities in 2001 had significant mental laws and regulations. achievements: LLNL comprises two sites: the • Livermore site groundwater remediation activities treated more than Livermore site and Site 300. The 1 billion liters of groundwater, which reduced the concentration and Livermore site occupies an area of length of contaminant plumes migrating westward off site. 3.28 square kilometers on the eastern edge of Livermore, California. Site • Site 300 environmental remediation activities continue to stop the 300, LLNL's experimental testing site, contaminant plumes from migrating eastward off site; there is no longer is located 24 kilometers to the east in an off-site plume of contaminants. the Altamont Hills and occupies an area of 30.3 square kilometers. • Sanitary sewer discharge limits were exceeded once in 2001 with a Environmental monitoring activities are discharge of lead at 1.4 mg/L in May. No sewer releases exceeded conducted at both sites as well as discharge limits for radioactive materials. surrounding areas.