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NIF achieves fusion ignition

Dec 5, 2022

An experiment at the National Ignition Facility produces 3.15 MJ of fusion energy from 2.05 MJ of laser energy delivered to the target.

This demonstrates target energy gain in a laboratory. It is distinct from total facility energy use, a power plant or electricity supplied to the grid.

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