National Ignition Facility

implosion at National Ignition Facility lab test

The entanglement of fusion energy research and bombs

By Arjun Makhijani | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

What’s fueling the commercial fusion hype?

By Victor Gilinsky | Nuclear Energy

National Ignition Facility operators inspect a final optics assembly during a routine maintenance period in August.

The Energy Department’s fusion breakthrough: It’s not really about generating electricity

By John Mecklin | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons

Inertial confinement fusion energy R&D and nuclear proliferation: The need for direct and transparent review

By Robert J. Goldston, Alexander Glaser | Nuclear Energy