The National Ignition Facility: The Path to a Carbon-Free Energy Future
The National Ignition Facility (NIF), the world's largest and most energetic laser system, is now operational at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). The NIF will enable exploration of scientific problems in national strategic security, basic science and fusion energy. One of the early NIF goals centers on achieving laboratory-scale thermonuclear ignition and energy gain, demonstrating the feasibility of laser fusion as a viable source of clean, carbon-free energy. This talk will discuss the precision technology and engineering challenges of building the NIF and those we must overcome to make fusion energy a commercial reality.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 1022136
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-PROC-474593; TRN: US1104157
- Resource Relation:
- Journal Volume: 370; Journal Issue: 1973; Conference: Presented at: The Royal Society Conference, London, United Kingdom, Mar 19 - Mar 21, 2011
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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