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Re:Fusion energy breakthrough by Livermore Lab by dreamcompiler on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @11:53AM (#33971527)
This is unlike an EUV light source in that once the fusion begins, ideally you don't even need the lasers any more; the fusion from pellet (n) ignites pellet (n+1). Getting that to work is probably orders of magnitude more difficult than what just happened.
Re:Fusion energy breakthrough by Livermore Lab by zbobet2012 on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @11:59AM (#33971640)
Why? You just feedback the energy generated from the process into the lasers. Most powerplants have an initial negative net energy.