What Is Real Today: Design Stage
Every capability described in these pages is a design and simulation study; being explicit about that is part of a credible national-security posture.
Design, not deployment
The breeder (Hyperion) and the burner (Aegis / MetroVolt) are engineering design and simulation studies. The physics figures quoted, a scientific gain of 3.076, 85.0 MW of fusion power, 9.66 MA of plasma current, tritium in the 4 kg/yr class, helium-3 near 1.97 kg/yr, are computed design targets, not measurements from an operating machine.
The gates we do not skip
- No net-gain hardware claim before the first-of-a-kind
- Design figures labeled as computed targets
- Supply figures presented as pathways, not inventories
Why the honesty is strategic
For national-security decision-makers, credibility is the currency. Overstated readiness is a liability. By separating what is designed from what is demonstrated, Kronos gives partners an accurate basis for planning and keeps its public record trustworthy.
Construction begins Q2 2027; first-of-a-kind first tritium is targeted near 2030, with next-of-a-kind and best-of-a-kind machines following.
What a design-stage claim commits to
Calling the work a design and simulation study is a commitment, not a hedge. It commits Kronos to labeling computed targets as targets, to naming the gates it has not yet passed, and to updating claims as hardware milestones are met or missed. For partners planning around fusion, that discipline is more valuable than optimism, because it lets them distinguish what can be relied upon today from what remains to be demonstrated. Updating claims as milestones are met or missed, rather than defending an initial forecast, is the practice that keeps the public record trustworthy over the years a program takes to mature.
This is a public overview only. It contains no classified information, no operational detail, and no weapons-design content.