Scientists Replicating Milestone Nuclear Fusion Experiment Now Report Even Higher Energy Yield | Science

Scientists working to replicate the results of a milestone nuclear fusion breakthrough achieved late last year recently reported their success at producing an even greater energy yield during subsequent experiments.

On December 5, 2022, scientists conducting controlled fusion experiments at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility successfully achieved scientific energy breakeven, which occurs when more energy is produced from fusion than the power required to produce it.

In a statement on Monday provided to Financial Times, Paul Rhien, an information officer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, said a recent experiment conducted at the facility has now “produced a higher yield than the December 2022 experiment,” although he did not provide any more specific information.

The reliable generation of power from nuclear fusion has long been deemed a “holy grail” in the search for clean sources of energy that can be produced inexpensively. Proponents of nuclear fusion energy also cite its ability to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, which are key factors behind climate issues currently affecting the planet.

By replicating the processes that occur naturally on the surface of stars like Earth’s Sun, fusion combines hydrogen atoms in the formation of a heavier atom of helium, a process that releases a large amount of energy.

Currently, nuclear power plants generate energy by splitting the nuclei of heavy atoms, a process known as fission that, like fusion, is a carbon-free method of generating energy. However, fusion has the added benefit of producing far less radioactive waste material.

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