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Nuclear Modernization

Director of California Nuke Lab Retiring

Wednesday, July 8th, 2020

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Director of California Nuke Lab Retiring

William Goldstein confirmed Tuesday he will retire as director of the Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, as soon as the nation’s second nuclear-design facility finishes the potentially lengthy search for a replacement. Goldstein became the Livermore, Calif., lab's 12th director on March 31, 2014. He joined the lab’s Physics Directorate in 1984 and remained at Livermore for 36 years, according to the press release announcing his retirement. Linda Bauer is the current deputy director. The nationwide search for…

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Missile Defense

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