#72 National Ignition Facility Fusion Photo Montage

The publicly owned and funded National Ignition Facility privately operated by the Lawrence Livermore National Security corporation.

Looking down toward the laser banks

Looking up toward the bottom of the laser banks

The termination point of three of the 192 lasers

The hohlraum, the fuel pellet. It’s about a quarter of the size of your thumb

The modern control room

The old control room

Energy gain!