Steady-State Operation

Running continuously rather than in pulses — essential for a power plant, and a design driver.

Breeder bootstrap

15.2%

Burner

Naturally steady-state

A power plant must run continuously, which for a tokamak means sustaining the plasma current indefinitely by combining bootstrap self-generation with efficient external current drive. HYPERION's 15.2% bootstrap fraction reduces, but does not eliminate, the drive it needs for steady state. The burner, driven continuously by heating, is naturally steady-state.

Designing for genuine steady state, not just a long pulse, is part of the Kronos approach.