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Apparently scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory achieved this crucial step in the path to nuclear fusion energy. The NIF reactor uses a massive laser to confine and ignite the nuclear fusion reaction, unlike the magnetically confined plasma in many other fusion experiments.
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We have 'ignition': Fusion breakthrough draws energy gain
Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory achieved a crucial step in the pursuit of the elusive energy source, though it will not immediately open the floodgates to clean power in American homes.
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