Submitted by FarmhouseFan t3_zmk8gt in Futurology
ItsAConspiracy t1_j0cv8bb wrote
Reply to comment by saltyhasp in Nuclear fusion breakthrough: A physicist answers three vital questions by FarmhouseFan
The link I posted puts NIF laser efficiency at 0.5%. Either way, roughly one order of magnitude gets us over practical breakeven. Get to 20X and we've got a solid margin. Two orders of magnitude would be around 100X but we don't need to go near that far.
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