Independent Feasibility Assessment for Transfer or Closure of LLNL Site 300

Various paginations (approximately 80 pages). Footnotes. Illustrations (Figures and tables, some in color). Abbreviations. Cover has slight wear and soiling. This was prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Transformation. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Site 300 is an experimental test site operated by the Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, for the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration. It is situated on 7,000 acres approximately 15 miles southeast of Livermore. Site 300 was established in 1955 as a non-nuclear explosives test facility to support Livermore Laboratory's national security mission. Work at Site 300 supports the Laboratory's nuclear weapons program by assessing the operation of non-nuclear weapon components using hydrodynamic testing and advanced diagnostics, such as high-speed optics and X-ray radiography. These efforts support the nation's Stockpile Stewardship Program (SSP), which is designed to ensure the safety, security and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile. TechSource, Inc. is a scientific and technical consulting firm focused on providing management and technical solutions for some of the most complex challenges facing our nation. It has recognized experts in accelerator physics, the nuclear sciences, and program and project management. It claims to possess unparalleled expertise throughout all engineering disciplines. It provides expert technical and management services to organizations that are responsible for developing, implementing, operating, and managing high technology programs and projects. It provides extensive science and engineering consulting services to national laboratories, universities, and commercial projects; as well as program management support to federal organizations responsible for high technology programs, expert witness support, and in-house accelerator component design and fabrication projects. The Logistics Management Institute (more commonly referred to as LMI Government Consulting or LMI) is a non-profit consulting firm catering primarily to the public sector. Founded in 1961, it is headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia, with eight satellite offices located throughout the United States.…