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Mission
The most respected and trusted provider of
the best nuclear material standards and measurement
evaluation services in the world.
Policy
The New Brunswick Laboratory policy is that
the safety and health of its workers, visitors,
the environment, and the public are paramount
in all of its activities.
Initial Focus
Provide the federal government with the capability
to assay uranium-containing materials for the
nation’s developing atomic energy program.
Current Focus
Expanded initial focus, improved methods and
procedures and developed new ones, and added
the capacity to certify and globally distribute
nuclear reference materials and to make plutonium
measurements. Also does work in highly enriched
uranium transparency monitoring, conducts surveys
and inventories at laboratories nationwide,
maintains a cadre of scientists capable of responding
to nuclear emergencies, and collaborates with
local, national, and international laboratories.
Facts
- Serves as a DOE center of excellence in
analytical chemistry and the science of measuring
nuclear materials
- Staff consists of approximately 40 technical
(mostly chemists) and support/administrative
personnel
- Government-owned (U.S. Department of Energy)
and government-operated facility located on
the Argonne - Illinois Site
Examples of Partnerships
- Network Laboratory of International Atomic
Energy Agency
- U.S. Department of Energy Facilities
- Institute for Reference Materals and
Measurements (IRMM/NBL Agreement)
Functions
- Reference Materials Program
- Measurement Evaluation Program
- Nuclear Safeguards and Nonproliferation
Support Program
- Other Initiatives
- Measurement Services
- Measurement Development
- Operational Support
- Outreach
Employment
Information
- Individuals interested in employment at the
New Brunswick Laboratory please visit USA
JOBS.
Student Program
Information
- NBL provides summer intern programs for undergraduate
and graduate students who wish to pursue careers
in science and technology. Interns receive hands-on
experience working in analytical laboratories
with nuclear material. To find out more about
internship opportunities please visit USA
JOBS.
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