NIF's "Laser Inertial Fusion Energy (LIFE)" commercial fusion power plant concept, showing how (potentially) compact such an energy system could eventually become. However, first the NIF team needs to demonstrate ignition with inertial confinement fusion - something it is yet to achieve - before figuring out a way to repeat such firings at a rate of ten or more shots per second. Credit: LLNL. |
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