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NIF shot 18 Nov 2024 vs NIF shot 5 Dec 2022

RANKED BY PUBLISHED TARGET GAIN Q (FUSION YIELD / ENERGY DELIVERED TO THE TARGET) #6 VS #8 CHECKED 06 SEPT 2026

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Verdict

NIF shot 18 Nov 2024 ranks #6 of 9 on Published target gain Q (fusion yield / energy delivered to the target) (Q 1.86); NIF shot 5 Dec 2022 ranks #8 (Q 1.54).

Rank 06 of 9 · leads

NIF shot 18 Nov 2024

Published target gain Q (fusion yield / energy delivered to the target)

Q 1.86

MakerLLNL / NIF

Date2024

Verified04 Sept 2026

Evidence

Same LLNL page: 18 Nov 2024, 2.2 MJ on target, 4.1 MJ yield, target gain 1.86.

Rank 08 of 9

NIF shot 5 Dec 2022

Published target gain Q (fusion yield / energy delivered to the target)

Q 1.54

MakerLLNL / NIF

Date2022

Verified04 Sept 2026

Evidence

First ignition shot: 2.05 MJ on target, 3.15 MJ yield. 3.15 / 2.05 = 1.54. Peer-reviewed in Physical Review Letters.

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Source LLNL NIF official ignition page; JET / UKAEA and the 1999 Nuclear Fusion JET DT paper Last checked 06 Sept 2026

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