-1- (401438 INTRODUCTION BIOMEDICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM Lawrence Livermore Laboratory University of California Livermore, California 94550 The mission of the Biomedical and Environmental Research Program at Livermore is an improved understanding of the implications to man and his environment of energy development and consumption. This embraces laboratory, field and analysis activities covering fundamental mechanism, phenomenology, socioeconomic effects, strategies for control and safety, and comprehensive assessment. The focus is increasingly on specific energy technologies and the goal is to develop sufficiently broad understanding to predict and modulate the impact on society of available energy options. The bulk of the Program is divided into four organizational structures: the Biomedical Sciences Divisicn, the Environmental Sciences Division, the Atmospheric and Geophysical Sciences Division within the Physics Department, and the Liquefied Gaseous Fuels Spill Effects Program within the Nuclear Testing Program. ASEV related efforts are also funded or proposed from the Hazards Control Department, Earth Sciences Division, Mechanical Engineering Department and Chemistry Department.