Laser fusion energy would use a krypton-fluoride (KrF) laser to produce thermonuclear burn in small spherical pellets. This concept is now an attractive option to satisfy the long-term need for new sources of electrical energy.

Power plant size could be as low as 300 MWe, and the cost of electricity 4 to 7 ¢/kWhr.		Chamber surrounding the target would be constructed with portholes for the laser beams. A sand of lithium-oxide would be the breeder and the coolant.
Target design has a predicted energy gain above 100, sufficient for a fusion reactor, and is simple enough to have a low fabrication cost.		A krypton-fluoride gas laser has the potential to meet all the physics requirements for laser-target coupling, and all of the engineering/economics requirements of durability, cost, and efficiency.