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1. A method for injecting electrons of predetermined energy and quantity into an inertial confinement fusion fuel-derived plasma, comprising:a) providing a central target chamber for receiving a fusion fuel pellet of spherical shape;b) providing a plurality of energy drivers arranged in symmetrical pairs about the fusion fuel pellet and oriented to direct a first energy pulse of optical laser light, X-ray pulses or ions into the fusion fuel pellet in a 3-dimensionally symmetric manner about said pellet;c) providing a plurality of electron sources, each of which creates an electron beam of a predetermined energy and quantity;d) step for operating said plurality of energy drivers for illuminating and ionizing the fusion fuel pellet in such a manner as to create a fusion fuel-derived plasma; ande) following the step for operating said plurality of energy drivers, step for operating said plurality of electron sources in such a manner as to cause the electron beams to permeate the fusion fuel-derived plasma. 2. The method of claim 1, further including the step of adjusting the energy level of the electron beams via a controlled input. 3. The method of claim 1, further including the step of adjusting the current of the electron beams via a controlled input. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the electron sources focus the electron beams into the fusion fuel-derived plasma. 5. The method of claim 1, further including the step of controlling the plurality of electron sources so that they inject a pulse of electrons of predetermined energy, pulse width, and quantity into said fusion fuel-derived plasma a predetermined interval after said first energy pulse. 6. The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of injecting an RF pulse with a predetermined delay from the first energy pulse, into the fusion fuel derived plasma. 7. The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of fine tuning said interval in picosecond or finer increments via controlled input. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first energy pulse directed by the plurality of energy drivers is formed of X-rays.