Nuclear Fusion Energy Breakthrough: Ignition Confirmed in Record 1.3 Megajoule Shot - SciTechDaily

After decades of inertial confinement fusion research, a yield of more than 1.3 megajoules (MJ) was achieved for the first time on August 8, 2021. This put scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL’s) National Ignition Facility (NIF) at the…

ByLawrence Livermore National LaboratoryAugust 14, 2022 On the one-year anniversary of achieving a yield of more than 1.3 megajoules at LLNLs National Ignition Facility, the scientific results of th… [+5816 chars]

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