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World’s first fusion ignition breakthrough: US firm wins esteemed award
General Atomics' 4Pi system played a crucial role in achieving the world's first controlled nuclear fusion ignition.
The R&D 100 awards, hailed as the “Nobel Prize” for engineers and innovators, recently recognized General Atomics as the R&D Team of the Year. The lasers generated intense heat and pressure, compressing the fuel to the extreme conditions needed for nuclear fusion to occur. “I am confident the 4Pi system will continue to play a significant role in assisting scientists to understand the fundamental principles to routinely and robustly produce fusion-ignition conditions,” Mike Farrell, vice president of Inertial Fusion Technologies at General Atomics, said.
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