Nuclear Engineering and Nonproliferation

The Nuclear Engineering and Nonproliferation (NEN) Division leads the LANL Global Security mission in: detecting and preventing the development or use of nuclear weapons and improvised nuclear devices; reducing and limiting nuclear arms and the spread of nuclear and radioactive materials, technology, and expertise; providing the capability and conducting critical, subcritical, and fundamental physics measurements to develop and maintain the Nation’s Nuclear Safety and Security Expertise, and; conducting research and development that supports the nation’s energy security.