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Inertial confinement fusion

Also called ICF, National Ignition Facility, NIF

Fusion achieved by compressing a tiny fuel pellet with lasers or other drivers so it ignites before it flies apart. The US National Ignition Facility first produced more fusion energy than laser energy delivered in December 2022.

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