Science Squabbling

Ah yes, I suppose we did get a little derailed, but you do know what site this is?

I still don't really believe that ICF will ever be viable for power generation due to the terrible efficiency of lasers plus the difficulty in burning a fuel pellet a few times a second while managing to capture the energy efficiently. I also note that the NIF is funded from the USA's nuclear weapons programme, rather than from the department of energy.

That said,I would be most happy to be wrong here!

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material. Its responsibilities include the nation's nuclear weapons program, nuclear reactor production for the United States Navy, energy conservation, energy-related research, radioactive waste disposal, and domestic energy production.