National Inertial Confinement Fusion Strategy

The National Inertial Confinement Fusion Strategy aims to develop fusion energy by rapidly compressing fuel pellets with powerful lasers or particles, creating extremely high temperatures and pressures similar to the Sun’s core. This process causes atomic nuclei to fuse, releasing large amounts of energy. The strategy focuses on advancing technologies to achieve sustainable, controlled fusion reactions that could provide a nearly limitless, clean energy source. It involves research in laser systems, target design, and diagnostics, working toward making fusion a practical and reliable method for electricity generation in the future.