An inertial fusion power plant is intended to produce electric power by use of inertial confinement fusion techniques on an industrial scale. This type of power plant is still in a research phase.
Two established options for possible medium-term implementation of fusion energy production are magnetic confinement - being used in the ITER international project - and laser-based inertial confinement, as used in the French Megajoule laser and in the United States NIF. Inertial confinement fusion (ICF), including heavy ion inertial fusion (HIF) has been proposed as a possible additional means of implementing a fusion power plant.
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