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Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough Confirmed: California Team Achieved Ignition
newsweek.com ^ | 8/12/22 AT 9:20 AM EDT | JESS THOMSON ON

Posted on 08/13/2022 12:57:56 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL's) National Ignition Facility (NIF) recorded the first case of ignition on August 8, 2021, the results of which have now been published in three peer-reviewed papers.

Nuclear fusion is the process that powers the Sun and other stars: heavy hydrogen atoms collide with enough force that they fuse together to form a helium atom, releasing large amounts of energy as a by-product. Once the hydrogen plasma "ignites", the fusion reaction becomes self-sustaining, with the fusions themselves producing enough power to maintain the temperature without external heating.

Ignition during a fusion reaction essentially means that the reaction itself produced enough energy to be self-sustaining, which would be necessary in the use of fusion to generate electricity.

In this latest milestone at the LLNL, researchers recorded an energy yield of more than 1.3 megajoules (MJ) during only a few nanoseconds.

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TOPICS: Science
KEYWORDS: california; fusion; haha; ignition; kevmo; llnl; nif; physics; yeahright
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To: oldvirginian
Nanosecond??? How many shakes of a lamb’s tail is that?

It's roughly the time required for light to travel one foot. That bit of information is rattling around in my head because I was involved in the development of a laser ranging system some years ago. Divide the elapsed nanoseconds by 2 (for the round trip of the laser and the reflected energy) and that's your range in feet.

41 posted on 08/13/2022 1:57:39 PM PDT by JustaTech (A mind is a terrible thing)
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To: BenLurkin; All
Kudos to Lawrence Livermore scientists for helping to pioneer the use of fusion energy!

The problem remains that each EV, for example, must arguably have its own crash-safe fusion unit so that cities can be evacuated for hurricanes for example.

Electric Vehicles May Present Major Problem During Natural Disaster Evacuations: Experts (8.11.22)

Compare with Ford's concept for nuclear powered vehicles.

Ford Nucleon (Non-FR)

Insights welcome.

42 posted on 08/13/2022 1:58:03 PM PDT by Amendment10 ( )
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To: BenLurkin

Tesla checking his notes.


43 posted on 08/13/2022 2:00:35 PM PDT by Vaduz ( )
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To: BenLurkin

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44 posted on 08/13/2022 2:02:21 PM PDT by sauropod (Unbelief has nothing to say. Chance favors the prepared mind.)
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To: BenLurkin

Never be commercial. We have cheap fossil fuels (nat gas), cheap storage (battery, CO2 bladders), cheap solar and wind collection.


45 posted on 08/13/2022 2:02:34 PM PDT by cicero2k
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To: BenLurkin

Immediately ban any Chinese people from accessing the area within a 5 mile radius.


46 posted on 08/13/2022 2:09:24 PM PDT by Captainpaintball
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To: BenLurkin

Like the flying car.


47 posted on 08/13/2022 2:10:44 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: JustaTech

Is that you, Grace?


48 posted on 08/13/2022 2:30:38 PM PDT by Roccus (First we beat the Nazis........Then we defeated the Soviets....... Now, we are them.)
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To: BenLurkin

Hope that had a truly diverse team headed by antiracists, or tgey better undiscover and like PRONTO!

DID I just appropriate?


49 posted on 08/13/2022 2:40:16 PM PDT by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It ( )
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To: BenLurkin

PHOOF!

And just like that!

Our solar system has two suns, 93,000,000 miles apart.


50 posted on 08/13/2022 2:51:45 PM PDT by griffin (When you have to shoot, SHOOT; don't talk. -Tuco)
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To: BenLurkin

This feels so chet99-y…
How many pitbulls and how much steam? /sarc


51 posted on 08/13/2022 2:54:28 PM PDT by lefty-lie-spy (Stay Metal)
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To: BenLurkin

I con- jecture
That con-fusion
Is all that emanates
From commiefornia


52 posted on 08/13/2022 3:00:31 PM PDT by Recompennation (Don’t blame me my vote didn’t count so mee )
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To: jimtorr

Think I should keep my power buster generator to take over after a few nano-seconds of power?


53 posted on 08/13/2022 3:00:46 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Biden not only suffers fools and criminals, he appoints them to positions of responsibility. )
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To: BenLurkin

Once fusion energy becomes a real possibility, I predict “scientists” will declare some fusion byproduct to be the “new Co2”. Maybe fusion created helium. Regardless, it must be reduced, taxed and regulated to ensure energy is too expensive for the masses. It was never about the Co2.


54 posted on 08/13/2022 3:06:06 PM PDT by ETCM
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To: BenLurkin

A Nanosecond. The time it takes for the guy behind me to honk after the light turns green.


55 posted on 08/13/2022 3:14:55 PM PDT by Huskrrrr (Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
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To: jimtorr

May not seem like much to you but it is a huge milestone


56 posted on 08/13/2022 3:22:10 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: BenLurkin

This happened more than a year ago.

Randomly at the same time someone left a cat in a box on my porch.

It is polydactyl and always tries to write stuff on my white board.

Sometimes it looks like maths, but even I know that if cats could do maths they would never.


57 posted on 08/13/2022 3:24:56 PM PDT by algore
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To: SaveFerris

Democrats will oppose and shutdown and go with very expensive and unreliable solar and wind.


58 posted on 08/13/2022 3:29:22 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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Sun in a Bottle: The Strange History of Fusion and the Science of Wishful Thinking
Sun in a Bottle:
The Strange History
of Fusion and
the Science of
Wishful Thinking

by Charles Seife


59 posted on 08/13/2022 3:32:34 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: BenLurkin

Oh wow, I was all excited ...and then I realized this is Newsweek.


60 posted on 08/13/2022 3:34:03 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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