The experiment at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory demonstrated for the first time that fusion can generate more energy out than is put in, marking a pivotal moment in energy science.
Engineers must now address a multitude of practical challenges to make fusion a feasible source of commercial power, requiring significant public-private partnerships and investment.
Fusion requires conditions of extreme heat, specifically the collision of deuterium and tritium atoms at temperatures exceeding 180 million degrees Fahrenheit, challenging existing infrastructure.
While inertial confinement fusion has shown potential, magnetic confinement fusion has yet to demonstrate its capability to achieve similar breakthroughs in generating sustainable energy.
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