[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 117 (Tuesday, September 17, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1586]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    IN RECOGNITION OF LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY ON THE 
                    OCCASION OF ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. ELLEN O. TAUSCHER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 17, 2002

  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the Lawrence 
Livermore National Laboratory and its staff for their outstanding 
contributions to science and to the security of our Nation throughout 
the past 50 years.
  The Laboratory was established in 1952 to help meet an urgent 
national security need and has made numerous advances to keep the 
Nation at peace and secure.
  Lawrence Livermore, Los Alamos, and Sandia National Laboratories 
developed the nuclear weapons that have deterred world wars. The labs 
are ensuring the continuing safety, security, and reliability of our 
Nation's nuclear weapons stockpile in the absence of nuclear testing.
  Breakthroughs at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory led to 
the development of the high-yield warheads that greatly contributed to 
strategic deterrence throughout the Cold War.
  The Laboratory has provided technical support to arms control 
negotiations and treaty implementation, including negotiations and 
treaties to reduce the size of nuclear arsenals, prevent the 
proliferation of nuclear weapons and technologies, and limit nuclear 
weapons testing.
  The Laboratory has greatly contributed to efforts of the United 
States intelligence community to understand nuclear weapons-related 
activities worldwide, and today is using its capabilities to defend our 
nation against terrorism.
  The Laboratory is also a leader in science and has worked on 
technologies to provide us with long term energy security.
  The Laboratory has developed environmental restoration technologies 
that are being used to rapidly clean up groundwater contamination at 
Superfund sites and is developing simulation capabilities to better 
understand changes in the earth's climate.
  The Laboratory is identifying the source of genetic diseases and 
developing improved detectors of biological agents.
  Livermore scientists produced work that won a Nobel Prize for Physics 
in 1998 and numerous advances in astrophysics.
  Technology development at the Laboratory has broadly contributed to 
the Nation's technical prowess and the competitiveness of United States 
industry, as evidenced by the winning of 85 prestigious R&D 100 awards.
  Lastly, the Laboratory contributes broadly to higher education, as 
well as elementary and secondary educational efforts throughout 
Northern California and educational outreach directed at minority 
groups nationwide.
  On its 50th anniversary, I would like to congratulate the Laboratory, 
its staff, and former employees for their dedicated service to our 
Nation, outstanding contributions to national security, a strong 
tradition of scientific and technical excellence, and continuing 
efforts to make the world more secure and a better place to live.

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