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In 2005, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) increased the plutonium storage limit at Livermore Lab to 3,080 pounds, enough for about 300 nuclear bombs.
Tri-Valley CAREs works to terminate plutonium activities at Livermore Lab. Recently, we won a partial victory when DOE agreed to de-inventory most of the Lab's plutonium by the end of 2012. Unlike DOE, we advocate stopping all plutonium experiments at Livermore Lab, including those planned in the National Ignition Facility mega-laser. We also aim to hasten its removal date and to ensure that Livermore Lab's plutonium is never again used in nuclear weapons, not in any location.
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Factsheets
Fact sheets for the "Complex Transformation" National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) hearings:
Complex Overview
Plutonium
Alternatives
All fact sheets as a single pdf
The "Complex 2030" Plan to Make New Plutonium Pits and Build New Bombs (September 2007)
More information about Complex 2030 (April 2007)
Plutonium in Livermore: In the News and Other Sources (November 2005)
Plutonium at Livermore Lab Endangers the Bay Area and Central Valley (November 2005)
Plutonium And The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Past, Present And Future
Reports
Press Releases
