In this episode, the final of a three-part series about energy news of December 2022, Don, Kirk and Shawn begin with some Lightning Box discussion, as well as news about an Oregon company, NuScale, that has received design approval for a Small Modular Reactor (SMR).  For the main topic, the group discusses the achievements on the National Ignition Facility (NIF) on December 5, with soundbites of the announcement that the laboratory reached nuclear fusion ignition, stating that we a step closer to commercial fusion technology.

Story Links:

U.S. approves design for NuScale small modular nuclear reactor

Nuclear Fusion: Inside the breakthrough that could change our world | 60 Minutes

EP: 15 Timeline

00:17 – Intros

06:08 – The News

15:17 – Main Topic: Discussion of the National Ignition Facility’s achievements

26:41 – Outro

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