Building 51 and Bevatron Demolition
Building 51, which housed the Bevatron, was an approximately 125,000 gross-square-foot, steel-frame structure built in the early 1950s. The building was located in the west-central part of Berkeley Lab and occupied approximately 2.25 acres. During its operation from 1954 until 1993, the Bevatron was among the world’s leading particle accelerators, and during the 1950s and 1960s, four Nobel Prizes were awarded for work conducted in whole or in part there.
The objective of the project was to remove a substandard building and its contents. Neither the Bevatron nor Building 51 are needed by the Lab. Building 51 was seismically inadequate, old, and deteriorating (credit price) . Demolition freed up the site for future development.
Environmental Documents
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued environmental documents for proposed activities. These are listed below in reverse chronological order, with the most recently issued documents listed at the top. Most documents are in .pdf format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing. Download a free copy from Adobe’s website.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR BUILDING 51 AND BEVATRON DEMOLITION
BUILDING 51 & BEVATRON DEMOLITION FINAL EIR
BUILDING 51 & BEVATRON DEMOLITION FINAL EIR — CONTINUED
1. Extension of Public Comment Period_041806.pdfDate Issued: April 18, 2006
Document Title: Extension of Public Comment Period
Comment Period: 03/21/06 to 05/22/06
2. Errata Sheet – Notice of Preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Demolition of Building 51 and Bevatron_032905.pdfDate Issued: March 29, 2005
Document Title: Errata Sheet – Notice of Preparation of the Draft EIR for the Demolition of Building 51 and Bevatron
Comment Period: 03/16/05 to 04/16/05
3. Notice of Preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Demolition of Building 51 and Bevatron_031505.pdfDate Issued: March 15, 2005
Document Title: Notice of Preparation of the Draft EIR for the Demolition of Building 51 and Bevatron
Comment Period: 03/16/05 to 04/16/05
4. Revised Notice of Preparation and Errata Sheet of the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the 2004 Long Range Development Plan_102703.pdfDate Issued: October 27, 2003
Document Title: Revised Notice of Preparation and Errata Sheet of the Draft EIR for the 2004 Long Range Development Plan
Comment Period: 10/28/03 to 11/26/03
5. FIGURE 1: Revised Notice of Preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the 2004 Long Range Development Plan_102703.pdfDate Issued: October 27, 2003
Document Title: FIGURE 1: Revised Notice of Preparation of the Draft EIR for the 2004 Long Range Development Plan
Comment Period: 10/28/03 to 11/26/03
6. FIGURE 2: Revised Notice of Preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the 2004 Long Range Development Plan_102703.pdfDate Issued: October 27, 2003
Document Title: FIGURE 2: Revised Notice of Preparation of the Draft EIR for the 2004 Long Range Development Plan
Comment Period: 10/28/03 to 11/26/03
7. FIGURE 3: Revised Notice of Preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the 2004 Long Range Development Plan_102703.pdfDate Issued: October 27, 2003
Document Title: FIGURE 3: Revised Notice of Preparation of the Draft EIR for the 2004 Long Range Development Plan
Comment Period: 10/28/03 to 11/26/03
8. Berkeley Lab Cortese List Sites_1003 .pdfDate Issued: October, 2003
Document Title: Berkeley Lab Cortese List Sites