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Sirius pulsed-power prototype passed 3,000 shots at LLNL by May 2026; breaking ground on demonstration system in Albuquerque targeting net gain by 2030
NIF achieved ignition for the 11th time on June 20, 2026, producing 7.9 megajoules from 2.08 megajoules of laser energy. The Department of Energy approved a laser upgrade in April that will push NIF's laser energy from 2.2 to 2.6 megajoules, which would allow the 8.6-megajoule yield record to be broken.
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