Reps. Johnson, Lofgren Congratulate National Ignition Facility on Major Milestone Toward Fusion Ignition
August 18, 2021
August 18, 2021
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, chairwoman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2021:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab (LLNL) in Livermore, CA announced that an experiment at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) "made a significant step toward ignition, achieving a yield of more than 1.3 megajoules (MJ).
This advancement puts researchers at the threshold of fusion ignition, a . . .
Lawrence Livermore National Lab (LLNL) in Livermore, CA announced that an experiment at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) "made a significant step toward ignition, achieving a yield of more than 1.3 megajoules (MJ).
This advancement puts researchers at the threshold of fusion ignition, a . . .