Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory achieves fusion ignition
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today (Dec. 13) announced the achievement of fusion ignition at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) — a major scientific breakthrough decades in the making that will pave the way for advancements in national defense and the future of clean power. On Dec.

More than 50% more energy was generated than was used for the reaction. 2.05 Megajoules in, 3.15 Megajoules out. Let’s see how fast the US fossil fuel oligarchs start creating anti-fusion propaganda like they did with fission.

  • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml
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    2 years ago

    A pity it’s USA, but now when it’s proven possible with current tech, i expect other projects to get there sooner or later. Especially looking at France and China.