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.
Additional Information
Contact: planning@lbl.gov
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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.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR BUILDING 51 AND BEVATRON DEMOLITION
Note: In order to ease download times, the Environmental Assessment for the Building 51 and Bevatron Demolition has been broken up into separate files.
Date Issued: July 10, 2009
Document Title: 7/10/2009 letter to Berkeley City Council
Date Issued: April 03, 2008
Document Title: FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT – PROPOSED DEMOLITION OF BUILDING 51 AND THE BEVATRON AT LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY, BERKELEY CALIFORNIA
Date Issued: March, 2008
Document Title: FULL DOCUMENT – Demolition of Building 51 and the Bevatron
Date Issued: March, 2008
Document Title: COVER PAGE, PREFACE, TABLE OF CONTENTS, CHAPTER 1.0 – Executive Summary; CHAPTER 2.0 – Purpose and Need
Date Issued: March, 2008
Document Title: CHAPTER 3.0 – Description of Proposed Action and Alternatives
Date Issued: March, 2008
Document Title: CHAPTER 4.0 – Affected Environment
Date Issued:March, 2008
Document Title: CHAPTERS 5.0 – Environmental Consequences; 6.0 – Bibliography; 7.0 – Persons and Agencies Consulted; 8.0 – Acronyms
Date Issued: March, 2008
Date Issued: March, 2008
Document Title: APPENDIX F – Comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment and Responses to Comments
Date Issued: March, 2008
BUILDING 51 & BEVATRON DEMOLITION FINAL EIR
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Date Issued: July 05, 2007
Document Title: CHAPTERS I (Introduction), II (Revisions to the Draft EIR), III (Comments on the Draft EIR), Building 51 & Bevatron Demolition Final EIR
Date Issued: July 05, 2007
Document Title: CHAPTER IV (Responses to Comments on the Draft EIR), Building 51 & Bevatron Demolition Final EIR
Date Issued: July 05, 2007
Document Title: CHAPTER V (Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program) and Appendices, Building 51 & Bevatron Demolition Final EIR
BUILDING 51 & BEVATRON DEMOLITION FINAL EIR — CONTINUED
Date Issued: April 18, 2006
Document Title: Extension of Public Comment Period
Comment Period: 03/21/06 to 05/22/06
Date Issued: March 29, 2005
Document Title: Errata Sheet – Notice of Preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Demolition of Building 51 and Bevatron
Comment Period: 03/16/05 to 04/16/05
Date Issued: March 15, 2005
Document Title: Notice of Preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Demolition of Building 51 and Bevatron
Comment Period: 03/16/05 to 04/16/05
Date Issued: October 27, 2003
Document Title: Revised Notice of Preparation and Errata Sheet of the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the 2004 Long Range Development Plan
Comment Period: 10/28/03 to 11/26/03
Date Issued: October 27, 2003
Document Title: FIGURE 1: Revised Notice of Preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the 2004 Long Range Development Plan
Comment Period: 10/28/03 to 11/26/03
Date Issued: October 27, 2003
Document Title: FIGURE 2: Revised Notice of Preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the 2004 Long Range Development Plan
Comment Period: 10/28/03 to 11/26/03
Date Issued: October 27, 2003
Document Title: FIGURE 3: Revised Notice of Preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the 2004 Long Range Development Plan
Comment Period: 10/28/03 to 11/26/03
Date Issued: October, 2003
Document Title: Berkeley Lab Cortese List Sites
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR DEMOLITION OF BUILDING 51 AND BEVATRON
Note: In order to ease download times, the Draft Environmental Assessment for Demolition of Building 51 and the Bevatron has been broken up into separate files.
Date Issued: March 21, 2006
Document Title: COVER, PREFACE, TOC, CHAPTERS 1, 2: Draft Environmental Assessment for Demolition of Building 51 and the Bevatron
Comment Period: 03/21/06 to 05/22/06
Date Issued: March 21, 2006
Document Title: CHAPTER 3: Draft Environmental Assessment for Demolition of Building 51 and the Bevatron
Comment Period: 03/21/06 to 05/22/06
Date Issued: March 21, 2006
Document Title: CHAPTER 4: Draft Environmental Assessment for Demolition of Building 51 and the Bevatron
Comment Period: 03/21/06 to 05/22/06
Date Issued: March 21, 2006
Document Title: CHAPTER 4 FIGURES 7, 8: Draft Environmental Assessment for Demolition of Building 51 and the Bevatron
Comment Period: 03/21/06 to 05/22/06
Date Issued: March 21, 2006
Document Title: CHAPTERS 5, 6, 7: Draft Environmental Assessment for Demolition of Building 51 and the Bevatron
Comment Period: 03/21/06 to 05/22/06
Date Issued: March 21, 2006
Document Title: ACRONYMS & APPENDICES: Draft Environmental Assessment for Demolition of Building 51 and the Bevatron
Comment Period: 03/21/06 to 05/22/06
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR PROPOSED BUILDING 51 & BEVATRON DEMOLITION
Note: In order to ease download times, the Bldg. 51 Draft Environmental Impact Report has been broken up into separate files.
Date Issued: October 21, 2005
Document Title: COVER, TITLE, TOC, CHAPTERS I-III: Draft Environmental Impact Report for Proposed Building 51 & Bevatron Demolition
Comment Period: 10/21/05 to 12/07/05
Date Issued: October 21, 2005
Document Title: CHAPTER IV A-D: Draft Environmental Impact Report for Proposed Building 51 & Bevatron Demolition
Comment Period: 10/21/05 to 12/07/05
Date Issued: October 21, 2005
Document Title: CHAPTER IV E-F: Draft Environmental Impact Report for Proposed Building 51 & Bevatron Demolition
Comment Period: 10/21/05 to 12/07/05
Date Issued: October 21, 2005
Document Title: CHAPTER IV G-L : Draft Environmental Impact Report for Proposed Building 51 & Bevatron Demolition
Comment Period: 10/21/05 to 12/07/05
Date Issued: October 21, 2005
Document Title: CHAPTERS V-X: Draft Environmental Impact Report for Proposed Building 51 & Bevatron Demolition
Comment Period: 10/21/05 to 12/07/05
Date Issued: October 21, 2005
Document Title: APPENDICES A-D: Draft Environmental Impact Report for Proposed Building 51 & Bevatron Demolition
Comment Period: 10/21/05 to 12/07/05