Why It Matters

Pacific Fusion Corp., a Fremont-based fusion energy developer, has hired Atlas Crossing LLC to lobby on energy and nuclear issues. Pacific Fusion is pursuing a pulsed magnetic inertial fusion concept and announced in April 2025 that it was on track to achieve net facility gain by 2030.

By the Numbers

The company spent more than $700,000 on lobbying over the past four quarters. Pacific Fusion is lobbying on Energy/Nuclear issues, as well as Defense, Budget/Appropriations, Science/Technology, and Taxation matters.

Broader Context

President Trump signed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, into law on July 4, 2025, which retained tax credits for fusion (45Y and 48E credits). The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed regulating commercial fusion under a byproduct material framework rather than as traditional nuclear reactors. Pacific Fusion raised $900 million in Series A funding and announced a collaboration with General Atomics in April 2025 to test a production-scale pulser module. The company is developing a $1 billion research and manufacturing campus at Mesa del Sol.

H.R. 5441, the Fusion Advanced Manufacturing Parity Act, has been introduced with 10 cosponsors from both parties. S. 3437, the Office of Fusion Act of 2025, is sponsored by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) with Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) as a cosponsor. Multiple fusion-related resolutions and bills remain in committee or at introduced status, reflecting ongoing legislative attention to the sector.

The company has targeted multiple bills including H.R. 1 on fusion public-private partnerships, H.R. 3838 on pulsed power research, H.R. 4553 on fusion and pulsed power technologies, H.R. 5441 on DOE fusion programs, S. 3293 on inertial confinement fusion, and S. 3437 on fusion public-private partnerships.

The Bottom Line

Sean Joyce, with the title Founder and CEO, is a lobbyist for Pacific Fusion Corp. at Atlas Crossing LLC. The team includes Senior Vice President Alex Bolton, Principal Bobby Parmiter, Vice President Chris Eddowes, and Chief of Staff Alexis Oberg.

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