DOE Defense Nuclear Sites

Name	Primary Function	Province	Status
Fernald Closure Project	Former Uranium processing plant	Ohio	Closure Project
Hanford	Plutonium Production for WWII and Cold War Operations	Washington	Active
Idaho National Laboratory	Research and development under the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy and major waste retrieval and remediation activities under the DOE Office of Environmental Management.	Idaho	Active
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Stewardship of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile is the foremost responsibility of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL).	California	Active
Los Alamos National Laboratory	Primary responsibility is ensuring the safety, security, and reliability of the nation's nuclear deterrent.	New Mexico	Active
Mound	To process development, production engineering, manufacturing, surveillance, and evaluation of explosive components for the U.S. nuclear defense stockpile	Ohio	Closure Project
Nevada National Security Site	Support the nation's nuclear stockpile, including storage, assessment, disposal and testing, if it were to be resumed.	Nevada	Active
Pantex	To maintain the safety and security of the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile.	Texas	Active
Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site	Production of nuclear and nonnuclear weapons components for the nation's nuclear arsenal.	Colorado	Closure Project
Sandia National Laboratories	Ensuring the U.S. nuclear arsenal is safe, secure, and reliable through six mission areas: nuclear weapons; nonproliferation; homeland security and defense; energy and infrastructure assurance; defense systems and assurance; and science, technology, and engineering.	New Mexico	Active
Savannah River Site	Environmental cleanup, waste management, disposition of nuclear materials, and tritium operations in support of nuclear weapon programs.	South Carolina	Active
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant	The mission of the Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) is to protect human health and the environment by operating the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) for the safe disposal of Transuranic (TRU) waste and by establishing an effective system for management of TRU waste from generation to disposal.	New Mexico	Active
West Valley Demonstration Project	The Western New York Nuclear Service Center (WNYNSC) is comprised of approximately 3,300 acres approximately 35 miles south of Buffalo, New York. The site, which is managed by New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) on behalf of the State of New York, was the home of the nation's only commercial nuclear fuel reprocessing facility.	New York	Closure Project
Y-12 National Security Complex / Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Uranium Component Manufacturing and Storage. Research and Development.	Tennessee	Active