Nuclear Ignition Has Been Confirmed in a Record-breaking Fusion Experiment
2022-10-12
On August 8, 2021, deep within the National Ignition Facility (NIF) in Livermore, California, a capsule of heavy hydrogen isotopes underwent nuclear fusion after being ignited by 1.92 million joules of laser energy, the first time this has been achieved in fusion research. This experiment in harnessing the power of the Sunread more