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		hinkley 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Progress toward fusion energy gain as measured aga... NIF has achieved net power, right? But only if you ignore the massive, massive power losses in converting electricity to feed energy into the system.

itishappy 3 months ago [–]

Correct. They got more bang out than they put in. The electrical-to-bang and bang-to-electrical conversions are not included.

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