Debbie Callahan
Plasma physicist and chief strategy officer at Focused Energy with 35 years' experience at the National Ignition Facility, specialising in laser-driven inertial fusion and fusion power-plant design.
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Jan 22, 2026 • 33min
Laser fusion: Focused Energy charts a course to commercial viability
Debbie Callahan, plasma physicist and chief strategy officer at Focused Energy with 35 years at the National Ignition Facility. She explains laser-driven inertial fusion, the LightHouse pilot plant and the Pearl fuel capsule. Discussion covers laser efficiency, target manufacturability at high shot rates, tritium breeding and engineering a pathway to a commercial fusion power plant.
