Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is an American national research laboratory founded in 1952 and based in Livermore, California. Its primary mission is to apply science and technology to ensure the safety, security and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear deterrent and to address broader global security challenges. The laboratory has operated for more than 70 years.

Its technical work spans nuclear deterrence science, nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, fusion energy and ignition, high-energy-density physics, laser science, counterterrorism, nonproliferation, defence and intelligence, energy security and environmental security, alongside multidisciplinary scientific research. The National Ignition Facility (NIF), the laboratory's laser complex, is used for high-energy-density science and stockpile stewardship and has achieved fusion ignition.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory operates in the national security, nuclear weapons and defence, intelligence, energy, environmental security and scientific research sectors. Its work is organised around multidisciplinary teamwork and a mission-driven focus on national security and public safety, with an emphasis on bold scientific inquiry and the pursuit of breakthroughs in service of society.