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Project Status – 2009

A periodic update of progress on the National Ignition Facility and the National Ignition Campaign.

January —

  • Final LRU Installed; All Project Completion Criteria Met
  • Four-Beam Shot Tests Beam Smoothing Techniques

February —

  • NIF Project Completed; 192 Beams Fired to Target Chamber
  • Final Level 2 Milestone Reached

March — NIF Breaks the One-Megajoule Barrier

April —

  • Third Generation Alignment Sensor Installed on NIF
  • DOE Praises NIF Project Management

May —

  • NIF Dedication Marks the Dawn of a New Era
  • Seminar Examines History and Future of Laser Fusion

June —

  • First NIF Shots Fired to Hohlraum Targets
  • NIF Pulsed Power Systems Achieve High Availability

July —

  • NIF Prepares for Science Experiments
  • NIF Early Light Shots Reproduced

August —

  • First Shot Fired on Cryogenic Target
  • Concrete Poured into First NIF Shield Doors

September —

  • Tuning the Implosion Symmetry of NIF Targets
  • NIF’s First Neutrons Recorded
  • HED Science for the Stockpile Stewardship Program

October —

  • Hohlraum Energetics Campaign Continues
  • New Polarization Smoothing Technique Tested

November —

  • A Busy Thanksgiving for TeamNIF
  • X-ray Effects Experiments Conducted

December —

  • First One-Megajoule Shot Fired on NIF Target
  • Ignition Preparation Period Begins
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