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jasonhansel
on Dec 13, 2022
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US Department of Energy: Fusion Ignition Achieved
IIRC part of the issue is that NIF's lasers are very old and much less efficient than more modern ones. So the 300 MJ needed to power the lasers is higher than would be expected if this were commercialized.
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