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Achieved 1 keV electron temperature on LM26; technical paper submitted for peer review
General Fusion's LM26 machine heated plasma electrons past 1 kilo-electron volt (keV), about 12.6 million degrees Celsius, using a metal wall to compress plasma over milliseconds. The result, co-published with the UK Atomic Energy Authority, is a world-first for low-speed compression.
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Became world's first publicly traded pure-play fusion company in July 2026 (Nasdaq: GFUZ) following SPAC merger with Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III
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 peak power from 2.2 to 2.6 megajoules, which would allow the 8.6-megajoule yield record to be broken.
Updated Jul 17
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