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Llvermore, CA. , U.S.A. 



HIGH-ENERGY LASER FACILITY ("SHIVA") 

 Lawrence Llvermore National Laboratory 

 U.S. Dept. of Energy 



"Big Science" Descriptor : Inertlal-conflnement fusion 



Description of Facility/Instrument ; SHIVA was a 20-beam neodymium 

 glass laser used for Inertlal fusion target experiments and 

 related research within the AEC-ERDA-DOE nuclear weapons 

 programs. 



Date of Construction ; Commissioned in October 1977 and 

 decommissioned in December 1980 



Construction Cost: 



Original : 

 1984 $$ ; 



$25 million 

 $37 million 



Present International Cooperation 



Natlonallty(s) of Ownership : (Currently 



Nationallty(s) of Operational Funding : not 

 Natlonallty(s) of Management Staff : operating) 

 Natlonallty(s) of Researchers : 



