Achieving nuclear fusion has proven to be elusive for generations of scientists. According to the BBC, American scientists have brought us one step closer to nuclear fusion becoming a viable source of clean energy.
Michigan State University Distinguished Professor of Physics Wolfgang Bauer has a dual appointment at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratoryat MSU. He says it’s hoped that nuclear fusion will one day produce limitless, clean nuclear energy without producing radioactive waste.
Scientists inch closer to harnessing energy from nuclear fusion by Great Lakes Echo
With 200 MJ’s you’re still not coming close to breaking even. I heard they were aiming for 7kJ of fusion but got closer to 8kJ. That’s practically a 1kJ difference.
The positive achievement was a nearly 10-fold jump in fusion yield from last year. With 400 MJ into the laser and 8kJ of fusion this is clearly not what most people think of as break-even.