docj Posted August 13, 2022 Report Share Posted August 13, 2022 (edited) A peer-reviewed paper has now confirmed results from a year ago, that an experiment at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) last August did achieve "ignition" which means that the fusion reaction became self-sustaining, for a brief moment. The LLNL experiment is the latest achievement of the inertial confinement fusion work at the lab that began in the 1970's. Although it isn't as well known by the public as is the work with magnetically confined plasmas, the LLNL experiments have always been focused on re-creating, in a controlled manner, the conditions which occur in a thermonuclear weapon. As a Department of Energy technical staff member, I played a small role in the development of the Shiva laser facility in the 1970's which was the distant predecessor of today's National Ignition Facility. It should be noted that being able to utilize inertial confinement fusion as a power source would require development of a facility which could recreate such an experiment on a rapidly repetitive basis with an accompanying mechanism for extraction of the energy produced. There are many steps yet to go. https://www.newsweek.com/nuclear-fusion-energy-milestone-ignition-confirmed-california-1733238 Edited August 13, 2022 by docj Quote Sandie & Joel 2000 40' Beaver Patriot Thunder Princeton--425 HP/1550 ft-lbs CAT C-12 2014 Honda CR-V AWD EX-L with ReadyBrute tow bar/brake systemWiFiRanger Ambassador Follow our adventures on Facebook at Weiss Travels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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