Oct 14 2010
Project Management Institute has awarded the PMI Project of the Year Award to the National Ignition Facility (NIF) laser project. The NIF is a project funded by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) of the U.S. Department of Energy.
The award addresses the endeavors of a project team in innovation in the utilization of project management technology, ideal project management execution, and efficient performance. The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, located in California, led the NIF, which is the highest-energy laser, as well as the largest in the world.
The main objective of the NIF is to accomplish self-sustaining nuclear fusion in a lab for the very first time. The NNSA completed the NIF, which is the largest scientific construction project. The project includes a global partnership of industrial and partners, and governments.
The NIF comprises 192 massive lasers that are accommodated in a ten-story building. The giant laser system delivers a minimum of 50 times more energy as compared to any previously used laser system. This energy production aids in making clean, sustainable inertial fusion energy for the future. To achieve this feat, the facility comprises over 3,000 units of amplifier glass, 30,000 small optics, and 8,000 large optics that are compiled into 6,206 replaceable units.