National Ignition Facility

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Ignition_Facility
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf laser research facility
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:NIF
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1997
gptkbp:cost $3.5 billion
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Mark_Herrmann
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Ignition Facility
gptkbp:ignitionAchievedDate December 2022
gptkbp:laserType neodymium-doped glass laser
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Livermore,_California
gptkbp:location gptkb:Lawrence_Livermore_National_Laboratory
gptkbp:notableAchievement first laboratory to achieve fusion ignition
gptkbp:numberOfLaserBeams 192
gptkbp:opened 2009
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Lawrence_Livermore_National_Laboratory
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Energy
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:National_Nuclear_Security_Administration
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Stockpile_Stewardship_Program
gptkbp:powerOutput up to 1.8 megajoules
gptkbp:purpose nuclear weapons research
inertial confinement fusion research
high-energy density physics
gptkbp:researchInterest astrophysics
fusion energy
materials science
gptkbp:website https://lasers.llnl.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lawrence_Livermore_National_Laboratory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4