record state
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unreviewed
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Finding bundle
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frontier-ownedThis finding is part of accepted frontier state. Review events, reviewable changes, and proof state explain how it can change.
finding statement
finding typeNo entity list is declared.
evidence
source-boundtheoretical · manual state transition
proof impact
packet context1 reviewable changes and 0 evaluation records are attached to this finding id.
Evidence and conditions
method
manual state transition
evidence type
theoretical
conditions
Provenance
source title
National Ignition Facility; Department of Energy
authors
reviewer:will-blair
NIF conducted first-ever controlled fusion ignition with target gain Q>1 on December 5, 2022, yielding 3.15 MJ fusion energy from 2.05 MJ direct laser input.
vs_02d49b5cc06397bd · manual_curation
outgoing
vf_b2ddaee4b3dadca4Repeated ignition shots demonstrate reproducibility; gain magnitude increasing with optimization
vf_f10257598b5d6018Target-level Q>1 achieved but facility-level Q<<1; decouples plasma physics gain from power plant viability
events
vev_4e47994f6445a8ccfinding.assertedManual finding added to frontier state
reviewer:will-blair · 2026-05-29
reviewable changes
vpr_bdbcf40b672bb811finding.addManual finding added to frontier state
applied · reviewer:will-blair · 2026-05-29
evaluations
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