Goals and Milestones

Since Start of FF-1

 

What We Have Done so Far	Cumulative Shots Since Start of Project
0.1 J fusion yield	300
1.8 billion C temperature	1,000
Switches firing together	1,200
Identified impurity problem	1,500
Design of monolithic tungsten electrodes as impurity solution	1,800
Identification of runaway electron problem, solutions	1,900
Identification of oxygen problem, solutions	1,930
0.25 J fusion yield	2,090
2.8 billion C temperature	2,140

 

Since Start of FF-2B

 

Development Tasks and Milestones	Cumulative Shots from Present Time	Achieved
1. Demonstrate achievement of low impurity	100	ACHIEVED ✓ 75 shots
2. Demonstrate 10 J Fusion yield	200
3. Demonstrate continued scaling of yield with current	300
4. Demonstrate 100-fold increase of density	400
5. Install and test heating and other equipment for hydrogen-boron fuel	500
6. Test increased current with upgrade of power supply	600
7. Tests with hydrogen-boron partial gas	700
8. Demonstrate 100 J fusion yield with hydrogen-boron	800
9. Demonstrate 1,000 J fusion yield	900
10. Tests with pure hydrogen-boron fuel	1,000
11. Demonstrate scientific feasibility, net energy output	1,300