Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory expands Claude for Enterprise use to empower scientists and researchers (www.anthropic.com)

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has expanded its deployment of Anthropic’s Claude for Enterprise AI platform to empower roughly 10,000 scientists and staff across the laboratory. This marks one of the largest uses of Claude within the U.S. Department of Energy’s national labs and aims to accelerate research in critical fields including nuclear deterrence, energy security, materials science, and computational biology. By integrating Claude’s advanced AI capabilities, LLNL researchers can process vast, complex datasets—such as fusion experiments and nuclear simulations—more efficiently, generate scientific hypotheses, and explore new research directions with an AI attuned to scientific context. The platform features an expanded context window capable of handling hundreds of documents or entire codebases exceeding 100,000 lines in a single query, alongside enterprise-grade security features tailored for sensitive government work. These include single sign-on, audit logging, role-based access controls, and end-to-end encryption, ensuring compliance with national security requirements. LLNL’s use of Claude extends to diverse applications such as emergency response data analysis, advancing fusion energy research, optimizing 3D printing processes through AI, and enhancing high-performance computing workflows. This effort builds on a successful pilot program and exemplifies how frontier AI technology can amplify scientific discovery and operational efficiency in high-stakes research environments. LLNL’s expanded Claude deployment sets a precedent for other national labs seeking to harness AI to maintain U.S. strategic advantages in science and technology.