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Department of Toxic Substances Control Edwin F. Lowry, Director Winston H. Hickox 700 Heinz Avenue, Suite 200 Gray Davis Agency Secretary Berkeley, California 94710-2721 Governor California Environmental Protection Agency MEMORANDUM TO: Jo Ann Knight, Hazardous Substance Scientist Statewide Compliance. Branch Region 2, Berkeley FROM: Alan E. Jessen, CIH Associate Industrial Hygienist Human and Ecological Risk Division (HERD) Industrial Hygiene and Field Safety Section (IHFSS) DATE: 27 August 2001 SUBJECT: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY, SITE 300 Tracy, California PCA code: 37005 Site/WP: 200180/33 MPC N/A BACKGROUND Jo Ann Knight, Statewide Compliance Branch, Berkeley,requested IHFSS support for the annual permit inspection of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Site 300, Tracy, California. The purpose of this site visit was to ensure permit compliance. The visit occurred on 16 August 2001. This site has been the testing center for explosives used in the development of nuclear weapons by the Department of Defense operating since the 1950s. As a nuclear research facility the Department of Energy administers the site with the University of California system providing the day to day administration of these sites. Known hazards associated with this site are radioactive isotopes (tritium and U238), beryllium, explosive materials, and solvents. The site consists of four active testing centers. All testing centers have used above ground testing. The one exception is area 801 that has a new contained testing center. Contamination control at these sites include removal of all visible materials after explosions, removal of gravel layer periodically for low level radiation disposal, and in the case of the contained testing center, air filtration and water treatment after washing of all materials/residue from explosion testing. 9 Printed on Recycled Paper