Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have found that implosions designed for inertial fusion energy (IFE) can tolerate significant imperfections before performance abruptly declines, a finding that could inform the design of fuel targets for future fusion power plants.
Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-fusion-reactions-survive-flaws.html)