Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory




On Dec. 5, 2022, the National Ignition Facility (NIF) launched “The Age of Ignition” with an experiment that for the first time produced more energy from a fusion reaction than the energy needed to spark the reaction, a condition known as ignition. This series of articles explains how NIF made scientific history and what it means for science, national security, and the promise of clean, safe, and abundant energy.


Inside NIF’s Fusion Breakthrough