Fusion 'Breakthrough' Won't Lead to Practical Fusion Energy

15 Dec 2022 | Abstracted from IEEE Spectrum

"192 ultraviolet laser beams were aimed at a peppercorn-sized capsule filled with partially frozen deuterium and tritium - two isotopes of hydrogen.

"From a practical standpoint, this is just one tiny step on the long and unclear road to commercial fusion power...here are five major extrapolations

"...the reaction needs to be at least one hundred times more effective than NIF's laser shot on 5 December."

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