Organization
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Research lab · Livermore, California
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory in Livermore, California, that began operations in 1952. It is operated by Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC for DOE's National Nuclear Security Administration. LLNL describes AI as a core capability that it applies alongside experimental data, physics-based modeling, and high-performance computing, and it publishes the LBANN deep learning training toolkit as open-source software.13247
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Key facts
- Ownership (separate from openness)
- Public institution
LLNL describes itself as a government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) facility and as one of the 17 national laboratories overseen by the U.S. Department of Energy, which determines the laboratory's mission.2
- Legal form
- Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) operated by Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (LLNS) under a contract with DOE's National Nuclear Security Administration. LLNS is a limited liability company formed to manage and operate the laboratory and took over its management on October 1, 2007; LLNL lists Bechtel National, the University of California, BWX Technologies, and Amentum on the LLNS management team.2
- Headquarters
- Livermore, California1
- Founded
- 19523
- Sectors
- Research, Science, Defense
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Cataloged artifacts
Frameworks
- LBANN (Livermore Big Artificial Neural Network Toolkit)SoftwareAvailability: Public
Notable documented facts
- LLNL describes its defining responsibility as ensuring the safety, security, and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear deterrent. It is one of three national laboratories within the National Nuclear Security Administration.12
- LLNL states that it applies AI to strategic deterrence, stockpile modernization, materials discovery, fusion research, advanced manufacturing, and energy resilience, with an emphasis on trust, validation, and responsible use. It says its AI efforts are coordinated through its Data Science Institute and AI Innovation Incubator, and it describes contributions to DOE's Genesis Mission.4
- LBANN (Livermore Big Artificial Neural Network toolkit) is an open-source deep learning training framework for high-performance computing systems. Its repository is published under the Apache License 2.0, with copyright held by Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC and other LBANN project developers.576
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U.S. eligibility
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LLNL is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory at 7000 East Avenue in Livermore, California. It operates as a government-owned, contractor-operated FFRDC, run by Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC under a contract with DOE's National Nuclear Security Administration. As with other government research laboratories in this catalog, the basis is a U.S. research laboratory.12
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