Our Mission. As a premier national security laboratory, our mission is to advance and apply science and technology to:
- Ensure the safety, security, and reliability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent
- Reduce or counter threats to national and global security
- Enhance the energy and environmental security of the nation
- Strengthen the nation’s economic competitiveness
At LLNL, teams of physicists, chemists, biologists, engineers and other researchers work together to achieve technical innovations and scientific breakthroughs and transform these advances into solutions to nationally important problems.
We continually push the frontiers of knowledge to build the scientific and technological foundation that will be needed to address the national security issues of the future.
Our Vision. LLNL is the “go to” laboratory for science and technology solutions to the toughest and most important problems affecting national and global security.
We are a leader in transforming scientific breakthroughs and cutting-edge engineering into solutions to real-world problems.
We are recognized for our excellence in business and operations and our responsible stewardship of the resources entrusted to us.
Our Values. Laboratory employees share a set of values that guides the way we accomplish our work and the way we interact with each other, our colleagues, sponsors and stakeholders, and the public:
- Passion for mission
- Integrity and responsible stewardship of the public trust
- Personal and collective responsibility for safety and security
- Simultaneous excellence in science and technology, operations, and business practices
- Balancing innovation with disciplined execution
- Teamwork while preserving individual initiative
- Intense competition of ideas with respect for individuals
- Treating each other with dignity
- A high-quality, motivated workforce with diverse ideas, skills, and backgrounds
- Rewarding and recognizing performance
- Commitment to the collective success of the Laboratory
