The Breeder Design Point

The full HYPERION operating point in one place, every number from the frozen canon.

Q

3.424

P_fus

88.7 MW

I_p

9.86 MA

Peak field

16.84 T

Confinement

H98 1.0

Deposit

DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21746157

HYPERION's frozen design point: Q = 3.424, fusion power 88.7 MW (70.7 MW in neutrons, fraction 79.7%), plasma current 9.86 MA at bootstrap fraction 15.2%, auxiliary power 25.9 MW. Field on axis 8 T, peak 16.84 T; R₀ 1.2 m, a 0.48 m, A 2.5, κ 2.0, δ -0.30, q₉₅ 3.0.

Confinement τ_E = 0.374 s at H₉₈ = 1.0; β_N = 1.532; ion temperature 15 keV; Z_eff 1.16; first-wall load 1.97 MW/m2. Fuel cycle: 4.0 kg/yr tritium at TBR 1.8, 1.97 kg/yr helium-3, startup 6.47 kg.