Helium-3 for quantum computing.
Every superconducting quantum computer and dark-matter detector depends on ³He/⁴He dilution refrigeration to reach millikelvin temperatures — and helium-3 has been in shortage since 2009. Kronos breeds it at home.
The coolant the quantum era runs on.
No substitute
Dilution refrigerators are the only practical route to millikelvin — and they need helium-3. Demand scales directly with the quantum industry.
A domestic source
HYPERION breeds helium-3 independently of the tritium blanket, so its supply carries no breeding-ratio contingency.
Shortage since 2009
The federal ³He auction ended in 2009 and never resolved; supply today is a by-product of tritium decay elsewhere.
Helium-3 is the highest-value product of the breeder — and the same fuel the Kronos generator fleet runs on. One source, two markets.
Open by design.
Let's talk helium-3.
For quantum-hardware makers and research programs planning around ³He supply.