Lawrence Livermore Laboratory “SITE 300” Buckle ‘78 Anacortes Brass Works

Description

Lawrence Livermore Laboratory “SITE 300” Belt Buckle c1978  Anacortes
Brass Works Foundry
This unique buckle is in excellent condition; probably unused, its
history is unknown.
It measures approximately 2 ½ x 3-inches and weighs 5-oz.
About Site 300
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Site 300 is an experimental
test site operated by the Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC,
for the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security
Administration.
It is situated on 7,000 acres in rural foothills approximately six
miles southwest of downtown Tracy and 15 miles southeast of Livermore, California.
Site 300 was established in 1955 as a non-nuclear explosives test
facility to support Livermore Laboratory’s national security mission
The site gets its name from the early days of Lawrence Livermore,
when the main laboratory was called Site 200 and the test facility was
Site 300 (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory was Site 100).
Today, work at Site 300 supports the Laboratory’s nuclear weapons
program by assessing the operation of non-nuclear weapon components
using hydrodynamic testing and advanced diagnostics, such as
high-speed optics and X-ray radiography.
These efforts support the nation’s Stockpile Stewardship Program
(SSP), which is designed to ensure the safety, security and
reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile.
Site 300 operates several facilities that perform unique experiments,
such as shock physics, which examines how materials behave under high
pressure and temperatures. Site 300 also fabricates explosives that
are instrumental to the Laboratory's SSP program.