US Nuclear Weapons Proliferation - Public Hearings / Written Comments

- The Livermore facility (45 miles east of San Francisco) along with the Los Alamos Weapons Laboratory is operated by the University of California. Both labs work in competition with one another on new weapons development, their major purpose.

- Overall, Livermore Lab's plans to increase the development of new and exotic nuclear weapons supports the Bush Administration's explicitly offensive nuclear weapons programs, which undermine global security, endanger community health and pollute our environment.

- The SWEIS describes new, dangerous projects LLNL would like to start in the next decade including more work with nuclear materials - more work on bombs and more contamination and waste in the surrounding communities.

- A BOMB PRODUCTION PLANT? The SWEIS proposes that Livermore Lab become the place to test new technologies for MANUFACTURING PLUTONIUM PITS for nuclear weapons. (A pit is the softball-sized piece of plutonium that sits inside a modern nuclear weapon).

- In addition, the SWEIS reveals LLNL's plan to play a key role in preparing for a return to UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTING. Livermore Lab's plans to develop diagnostics to "enhance" the nation's readiness to conduct full-scale underground NUCLEAR TESTS. This is a dangerous step back to the days of unrestrained nuclear testing.


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- LIVERMORE PUBLIC HEARINGS: Tue., April 27 at 1 PM & 6 PM, Double Tree Club Hotel, 720 Las Flores Rd., Livermore, (925)443-4950.

- TRACY PUBLIC HEARINGS: Wednesday, April 28 at 1 PM and 6:30 PM, Holiday Inn Express, 3751 N. Tracy Blvd.,Tracy, (209) 830-8500

- WASHINGTON. DC PUBLIC HEARINGS: Fri, April 30 at 10 AM, DOE Headquarters, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, (202)586-3012


- WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS are due by May 27, 2004 and should be sent to:

E-MAIL: tom.grim [at] oak.doe.gov.

FAX: (925) 422-1776

- Letters to: Livermore Office Document Manager - Phone: (925) 422-0704.


Mr. Tom Grim - DOE, NNSA
7000 East Ave. MS L-293
Livermore, CA, 94550


- and/or:


Mr. Thomas Grim
Document Manager
U.S. Dept. of Energy
1301 Clay St., 700 N
Oakland, CA 94612-5208