Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: National Ignition Facility Experiment Puts Researchers at Threshold of Fusion Ignition
August 19, 2021
August 19, 2021
LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release:
On Aug. 8, 2021, an experiment at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL's) 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, an important goal of the NIF, and opens access to a . . .
On Aug. 8, 2021, an experiment at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL's) 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, an important goal of the NIF, and opens access to a . . .