NERSC Facility Upgrade 2 & NERSC-10 Installation and Operation
Summary
SCH Number
2023090357
Public Agency
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Document Title
NERSC Facility Upgrade 2 & NERSC-10 Installation and Operation
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/15/2023
Document Description
The University of California, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (UC LBNL) proposes to upgrade Building 59 electrical and cooling systems at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and install and operate a new high-performance computing system identified as National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center-10 (NERSC-10). The purpose of the facility upgrade is to accommodate NERSC-10 and potential future generations of high-performance computing systems while reducing reliance upon potable water for facility cooling. New generations of high-performance computing systems like NERSC-10 are necessary to further advance NERSC’s mission of accelerating scientific discovery. Together, the NERSC facility upgrade and the NERSC-10 installation and operation components would comprise “the Project.” The proposed Project would result in negligible or no change in use and have substantially the same purpose and capacity as existing Building 59 operations.
Contact Information
Name
Jeff Philliber
Agency Name
University of California, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Job Title
Sr. Site & Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Berkeley, Oakland
Counties
Alameda
Regions
Citywide, Countywide, Nationwide, Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area, Statewide
Cross Streets
One Cyclotron Road, Chu Road
Zip
94720
State Highways
California
Township
Berkel
Other Location Info
Within closed, fenced, LBNL site
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1, Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
The project involves minor alteration and operation of existing structures and mechanical equipment involving negligible or no expansion of use, including to building size and daily occupancy.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 2, Replacement or Reconstruction
Reasons for Exemption
The project would involve some replacement of existing building electrical and cooling infrastructure.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 3, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures
Reasons for Exemption
The project would include installation of a new concrete pad for electrical equipment and a metal platform for cooling equipment adjacent to the building exterior.
County Clerk
Alameda
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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