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inertial fusion

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noun

  1. physics a type of nuclear fusion in which the inertia of matter enables it to fuse by impact, as by pulses of laser radiation or high-energy charged particles, rather than by high temperature

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China’s weapons lab is recruiting 2,000 scientists, engineers and other experts for its inertial fusion programs, and thousands of additional hires are anticipated.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 23, 2026

The research effort will be “focused more on the underlying technologies needed for any inertial fusion system,” said Scott Hsu, the lead fusion coordinator at the Department of Energy.

From New York Times Dec. 7, 2023

"Around that fuel pellet is a gold and depleted uranium cylinder," explains Mike Farrell, vice president of inertial fusion technology at General Atomics, which is LLNL's largest industrial partner.

From BBC Feb. 27, 2023

But DOE has never funded a program to develop inertial fusion for power generation.

From Science Magazine Dec. 13, 2022

But for any inertial fusion power plant to turn a profit, “you have to be able to make hundreds of thousands of them a day at 10 cents a piece.”

From Scientific American Feb. 2, 2022

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