Fusion Power Has Finally Been Unlocked
NIF has reached a major milestone and produced power from fusion for the first time, just as I predicted.
On Sunday, the 11th of December, the Financial Times announced a breakthrough that many people didn’t think would happen for decades to come. This unbelievable news was that the National Ignition Facility (NIF) had achieved a net gain in energy from a fusion experiment, making them the first to reach this astonishing milestone and, in the process, have finally unleashed this planet-saving energy source. But does this mean we will soon see nuclear fusion power plants? Or will we have to wait a bit longer for our fusion-powered utopian future?
Before we dive into this utterly brilliant breakthrough, let’s quickly recap what fusion is and how NIF works.
Nuclear fusion is the process that powers the Sun. The Sun is made of mostly hydrogen, and in its core, the temperature and pressure are so high that the collisions between hydrogen atoms have enough kinetic energy to overcome the repulsive forces…
