Feb

13

The National Ignition Facility Could Be At Fusion Breakeven

February 13, 2014 | 2 Comments

The National Ignition Facility (NIF) at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) may have reached releasing fusion energy equal to or greater than the amount of energy used to confine the fuel.  The process has long been considered the “holy grail” of inertial confinement fusion science. There is reason to believe a key step along […]

May

24

General Fusion to Go For Fusion Net Gain This Year

May 24, 2013 | 9 Comments

General Fusion, the Canadian firm founded in 2002, plans to accomplish a net energy gain from their experimental reactor apparatus this year. With a ‘proof of concept’ now accomplished for the first reactor device the firm hopes to drive a deuterium-deuterium reaction to fusion that will produce as much and a bit more energy than […]

Feb

21

Laser Driven Inertial Fusion Energy Gets a Foundation Stone

February 21, 2013 | 1 Comment

The National Research Council has published its unclassified report that determined the potential benefits of successful development of an inertial confinement fusion-based energy technology justify investment in fusion energy research and development as part of the long-term U.S. energy R&D portfolio.  A pdf file copy is available for download. The report is about the Lawrence […]

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