MEGALASER

U.S. Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson, lower right, christens a 150-ton, 35-foot diameter aluminum laser target chamber Friday, June 11, 1999, at the National Ignition Facility in Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, Calif. The $1.2 billion "megalaser" project, when completed in 2003, will house the world's largest laser, capable for the first time in a laboratory of producing nuclear fusion ignition, the same process which powers the sun and other stars. The laser is a cornerstone of the Department of Energy's Stockpile Stewardship Program, which keeps the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile safe and reliable without nuclear testing. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Location

LIVERMORE, California United States

Creation Date

06/11/1999 01:00:00

Submit Date

06/11/1999 16:11:00

Credit

Associated Press AP

Slug

Object Name

MEGALASER

Photographer

BEN MARGOT Staff

Caption Writer

SMB BEN

Special Instructions

ELECTRONIC IMAGE

Negative Number

Image Number

3684281 (003AX)

Trans reference Number

OAS101