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Laser fusion reactor approaches ‘burning plasma’ milestone – Science Magazine
After a decade, National Ignition Facility nears a self-heated, sustained reaction, though net energy gain is still elusive
In the target chamber of the National Ignition Facility, 192 laser beams are focused on pellets of fusion fuel the size of peppercorns.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
By Daniel CleryNov. 23, 2020 , 10:45 AM
In October 2010, in a building the size of three U.S. football fields, researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory powered up 192 laser beams, focused their energy into a pulse with the punch of a speeding truck, and fired it at a pellet of nuclear fuel the size of a peppercorn….
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