Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
On a day certain to rank in the upper echelon of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) historical milestones, Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration officials, members of Congress, past Lab directors and employees gathered outside the National Ignition Facility on May 8 to celebrate the Lab’s 2022 fusion ignition achievement. Read more about the event and how this historic fusion achievement is the “beginning to new era of discovery and innovation”: llnl.gov/news/igniting-future-hundreds-gather-celebrate-historic-fusion-achievement
On Dec. 5, 2022, LLNL made history, demonstrating fusion ignition for the first time in a laboratory setting—an achievement six decades in the making. Fusion ignition will provide unprecedented capability to support the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Stockpile Stewardship Program and invaluable insights into the prospects of clean fusion energy. Learn more about ignition: llnl.gov/ignition
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About LLNL: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has a mission of strengthening the United States’ security through development and application of world-class science and technology to: 1) enhance the nation’s defense, 2) reduce the global threat from terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, and 3) respond with vision, quality, integrity and technical excellence to scientific issues of national importance. Learn more about LLNL: llnl.gov/.
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#FusionIgnition #LLNL #NationalIgnitionFacility
On a day certain to rank in the upper echelon of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) historical milestones, Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration officials, members of Congress, past Lab directors and employees gathered outside the National Ignition Facility on May 8 to celebrate the Lab’s 2022 fusion ignition achievement. Read more about the event and how this historic fusion achievement is the “beginning to new era of discovery and innovation”: llnl.gov/news/igniting-future-hundreds-gather-celebrate-historic-fusion-achievement
On Dec. 5, 2022, LLNL made history, demonstrating fusion ignition for the first time in a laboratory setting—an achievement six decades in the making. Fusion ignition will provide unprecedented capability to support the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Stockpile Stewardship Program and invaluable insights into the prospects of clean fusion energy. Learn more about ignition: llnl.gov/ignition
💻 LLNL News: llnl.gov/news
📲 Instagram: instagram.com/livermore_lab
🤳 Facebook: facebook.com/livermore.lab
🐤 Twitter: twitter.com/Livermore_Lab
🔔 Subscribe: youtube.com/c/LivermoreLab
About LLNL: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has a mission of strengthening the United States’ security through development and application of world-class science and technology to: 1) enhance the nation’s defense, 2) reduce the global threat from terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, and 3) respond with vision, quality, integrity and technical excellence to scientific issues of national importance. Learn more about LLNL: llnl.gov/.
LLNL-VIDEO-849112
#FusionIgnition #LLNL #NationalIgnitionFacility
