General Fusion’s LM26 reactor. © General Fusion
General Fusion‘s reactor successfully created a magnetized plasma in its target chamber, an important milestone for this groundbreaking machine.
General Fusion’s Lawson Machine 26 (LM26), a Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) demonstration, is now producing plasmas daily as the team fine-tunes performance in preparation for the next phase: using a lithium liner to compress the plasma, generating fusion and heat.
The machine is on track to reach key technical breakthroughs that will help General Fusion achieve its goal of delivering zero-carbon fusion energy to the grid within the next decade.
Built on more than 20 years of innovation, LM26 is designed to demonstrate MTF with key achievements, including reaching 10 million degrees Celsius (1 keV), 100 million degrees Celsius (10 keV), and scientific breakeven (100% Lawson) in a commercially viable way.
Designed, built, and activated in just 16 months, LM26 showcases the company’s ability to move quickly and achieve significant progress.
General Fusion’s LM26 reactor. © General Fusion
Dr. Michel Laberge, Founder and Chief Science Officer, General Fusion, said:
“We’ve built 24 plasma injectors, created over 200,000 plasmas, and generated fusion neutrons from plasma compressions – de-risking LM26 and preparing us for this new chapter at General Fusion. We’re ready to make some fusion happen in LM26!”
Greg Twinney, CEO, General Fusion, said:
“We are doing what we do best – nimbly advancing our transformative technology and getting real results that matter. Unlike other approaches, MTF is designed from the ground up to produce practical power. As a result, our path to delivering clean fusion energy to homes and businesses following LM26 is more straightforward and streamlined than other technologies.”
source General Fusion
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