{"id":401942,"date":"2019-10-14T11:18:05","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T15:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=401942"},"modified":"2019-10-15T09:42:19","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T13:42:19","slug":"nnsa-laser-lab-record-funding-401942","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/nnsa-laser-lab-record-funding-401942\/","title":{"rendered":"New National Nuclear Security Administration agreement authorizes record LLE funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United States Department of Energy\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/nnsa\/national-nuclear-security-administration\">National Nuclear Security Administration<\/a> (NNSA) has announced an agreement to support the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/\">University of Rochester\u2019s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lle.rochester.edu\">Laboratory for Laser Energetics<\/a> (LLE). NNSA and LLE have executed a supplemental cooperative agreement (CA) in the amount of $279.9 million for fiscal years (FY) 2020\u201323. Adding to previously executed agreements, including $80 million that the LLE already received for FY19, this makes possible a total funding level of $409.9 million for the FY 2019\u201323\u2014a record amount authorized for the lab in a five-year CA. Each year\u2019s level is dependent on the NNSA\u2019s annual budget cycle and the available funds that year.<\/p>\n<p>Established by Congress in 2000, NNSA is a semi-autonomous agency within the DOE with core missions to maintain the nuclear stockpile, monitor and promote nonproliferation, power the nuclear Navy, and respond to nuclear and radiological emergencies. The LLE is the largest university-based US Department of Energy program in the nation and is home to the OMEGA laser, the most energetic laser system found at any academic institution. This past August, NNSA Administrator Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, along with US Representative Joseph Morelle, personally visited the LLE to meet with researchers and students and tour the OMEGA and OMEGA EP laser facilities\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/laser-lab-truly-inspiring-to-federal-government-visitors-393222\/\">a visit Gordon-Hagerty called \u201ctruly inspiring.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to LLE Director Michael Campbell, the renewed NNSA agreement is a great expression of the agency\u2019s long-term support for LLE and helps ensure that the lab\u2019s leading role in fusion, high-energy-density science, and advanced high-intensity lasers and optics will continue in Rochester.<\/p>\n<p>Said University President Sarah Mangelsdorf: \u201cThe University is extremely thankful to the National Nuclear Security Administration for this renewed commitment to the LLE, and very grateful to US Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Representatives Morelle, Tom Reed, and John Katko for their dedication to this funding effort and tireless leadership and support to the University. I was honored to meet with NNSA Administrator Lisa Gordon-Hagerty at our LLE in August and was extremely proud to showcase our talented students, scientists, faculty, and staff who make the facility a truly world-class destination for inertial-confinement fusion and high-energy-density physics research. The LLE\u2019s contributions over the years have advanced the nation\u2019s scientific leadership, strengthened our national and economic security, and fostered the development of new technologies and companies, and I look forward to LLE\u2019s exciting future in Rochester.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so glad that NNSA and DOE have heard my concerns and now recognize the need to enlist the Rochester Laser Lab\u2019s cutting-edge capabilities through this brand-new, record-high five-year cooperative agreement,\u201d said Schumer. \u201cThis agreement will enable the world-class lab to continue making vital contributions to national security and providing invaluable sources of scientific education and leadership that ultimately support DOE\u2019s mission. I pushed for this new cooperative agreement to keep the lab up and running every chance I got because not only does it play a paramount role in our national security, but is also vital to our regional economy, employing hundreds of scientists and bringing millions of dollars into the region. The United States of America has always taken pride in our scientific achievements, and with the Laser Lab being responsible for so many of them, I\u2019ll always fight relentlessly to ensure it has the necessary resources to keep innovating on behalf of the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very pleased that the Department of Energy has once again recognized the University of Rochester\u2019s leadership and contributions to our nation\u2019s energy and security fields, and that it will continue to operate the Laboratory for Laser Energetics in partnership with the University,\u201d said Gillibrand. \u201cThe University\u2019s Laser Lab conducts ground-breaking, globally recognized research, and is vital to keeping our nation at the forefront of the high-tech economy. That\u2019s why I lead the fight every year to ensure it has the federal support it needs. The continued partnership between the University and the Department of Energy will help ensure that the lab will stay in Rochester, where it can keep building on its success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to the University of Rochester on the finalization of the new five-year cooperative agreement,\u201d said Morelle. \u201cThis substantial authorization will leverage the unique assets of the\u00a0Laboratory for Laser Energetics facility to further grow their innovative and cutting-edge scientific research. We are blessed to have this world-class institution in our backyard that continues to cement its place as a global leader in innovative technologies. I am grateful to NNSA for their investment in the future of our community and look forward to the continued growth of the LLE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The LLE was established with funding from the University of Rochester, New York state, and private industry. With growing support from the Department of Energy beginning in 1975, the LLE operates the National Laser Users Facility and attracts as many as 500 additional scientists each year from national laboratories, universities, and companies from the United States and other nations. In addition to its vital roles in various areas of scientific research and its support of the local high-tech economy, the LLE also plays an important part in educating the next generation of scientists and engineers; because it is located on a university campus, undergraduates and even area high school students are able to benefit from its resources and programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The renewed NNSA agreement brings record funding to the Laboratory for Laser Energetics\u2014$409.9 million for fiscal years 2019\u201323\u2014and demonstrates the agency\u2019s long-term support of LLE&#8217;s mission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":402032,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[116],"tags":[33312,5296,23652,9186],"class_list":["post-401942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sci-tech","tag-high-energy-density-physics","tag-laboratory-for-laser-energetics","tag-new-york-congressional-delegation","tag-research-funding"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New National Nuclear Security Administration agreement authorizes record LLE funding<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The renewed NNSA agreement brings record funding to the Laboratory for Laser Energetics and demonstrates the agency\u2019s long-term support of LLE&#039;s mission.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/nnsa-laser-lab-record-funding-401942\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New National Nuclear Security Administration agreement authorizes record LLE funding\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The renewed NNSA agreement brings record funding to the Laboratory for Laser Energetics and demonstrates the agency\u2019s long-term support of LLE&#039;s mission.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/nnsa-laser-lab-record-funding-401942\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-10-14T15:18:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-10-15T13:42:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/fea_NNSA-record-funds-LLE.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sara Miller\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sara Miller\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/nnsa-laser-lab-record-funding-401942\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/nnsa-laser-lab-record-funding-401942\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Sara Miller\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/27e096963bc860db530195ce8e8547f7\"},\"headline\":\"New National Nuclear Security Administration agreement authorizes record LLE funding\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-10-14T15:18:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-10-15T13:42:19+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/nnsa-laser-lab-record-funding-401942\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":892,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/nnsa-laser-lab-record-funding-401942\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rochester.edu\\\/newscenter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/fea_NNSA-record-funds-LLE.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"high-energy-density physics\",\"Laboratory for Laser Energetics\",\"New York congressional delegation\",\"research funding\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Science &amp; 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