Laboratories
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Savannah River National Laboratory, General Atomics, Battelle National Laboratory, National Laboratory of the Rockies.
Longview was founded by the team that designed, built, and ran the National Ignition Facility, the only facility ever to demonstrate fusion gain. This is the result of six decades of research and technology development delivering multi-billion-dollar fusion facilities.
| 1997 to 2009 | NIF designed and built. Members of the team now leading Longview led the delivery of the world's largest and highest power laser system. | LLNL ยท $15B U.S. investment |
| Aug 8, 2021 | Burning plasma achieved. Fusion reactions become the dominant source of heating in the fuel. | NIF ยท published result |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Ignition. 3.15 MJ of fusion energy from 2.05 MJ delivered, the first fusion energy gain in history. | NIF ยท first scientific breakeven |
| 2023 to Present | Repeated, at higher yield. Ignition was reproduced eleven times. | NIF ยท repeated demonstrations |
| Apr 7, 2025 | Record gain. 8.6 MJ from 2.08 MJ on target, a scientific (target) gain of 4.13, the highest on record. | LLNL / NIF ยท current record |
| 2033 | Target deployment of a first Longview power plant. | 500-1200 MWe-class power plant |
Longview CEO and NIF Director Ed Moses along with many members of the Longview team led the design, construction, and operation of the National Ignition Facility. The team has delivered groundbreaking scientific, engineering, and project achievements worldwide, and is united by one purpose, to commercialize fusion energy.
Longview works with leading national laboratories, engineering firms, federal agencies, and industry partners to accelerate the deployment of commercial fusion energy. The power plant concept underpinning the Longview design has been reviewed and validated by eight major U.S. utilities, with engineering work under contract with Fluor.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Savannah River National Laboratory, General Atomics, Battelle National Laboratory, National Laboratory of the Rockies.
Fluor, Pillsbury Law, Bates & White Economic Consulting.
Department of Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Department of Defense.
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