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by crest
405 days ago
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The primary purpose of the NIF is to maintain the US nuclear stockpile without nuclear tests. The lasers very inefficient (iirc about 2%). The success they claimed is that the energy released by the burning plasma exceeds the laser energy put into the fuel capsule. Since NIF was never intended to be a power plant they don't use the most efficient lasers. |
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