The net gain of the entire system at NIF doesn't matter, because the system at NIF was never designed to make a net gain. People are estimating how this resul

The net gain of the entire system at NIF doesn't matter, because the system at NIF was never designed to make a net gain. People are estimating how this result moves the equation for an overall system that is designed for power production. Most numbers I have seen still leave a theoretically optimal power plant producing around a 30% loss in power with this number.