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Publication series 4 — Programme & Trust

From Paper to Power: The MetroVolt Gate Roadmap

The plan is public: close the gates, in order, in the open.

MetroVolt's roadmap is the same document as its risk register. Each stage exists to close named gates, and each closure is verifiable by anyone holding the deposit.

The science

Now: the four-paper series and its 81-analysis deposit are public; the reproduction suite certifies 43/43; flagship-code decks await HPC allocations — community groups can run them before we do. Next: Tier-2 execution retires the simulation-side gates (nonlinear confinement S13/S18, exhaust S51, disruption S30). Then G1 — the ~$0.5B gate testbed — adjudicates the pre-registered P1–P7 on hardware, led by the confinement band and the two-fluid balance.

Only then does FOAK capital deploy against the $3.15B bill of materials, with the Wright's-law fleet ladder ($84–92 FOAK → $48–56 fleet) taking over as the operative curve.

Why it matters

Every stage has a falsifiable exit criterion set in advance, so progress is measured in gates closed rather than announcements made. Partners can enter at the risk tier that suits them — HPC collaboration today, G1 participation next, fleet offtake after — all against one continuous, public evidence chain.

The numbers

Todayseries + deposit public · 43/43 reproduction
NextTier-2 HPC decks (S13/S18 · S51 · S30)
ThenG1 testbed ~$0.5B — P1–P7 adjudication
After gatesFOAK ($3.15B BOM) → fleet ladder
Progress metricgates closed, publicly checkable
Straight answersDates are deliberately absent: a gated roadmap sequences on evidence, not calendars. The two governing physics gaps are the schedule's honest drivers.
Every figure in this paper traces to the openly deposited 81-simulation programme (S01–S81) behind the Kronos MetroVolt four-paper design series — data and code at DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21248916 (CC BY 4.0). Read the series, run the code, check us.
Kronos MetroVolt is a conceptual design study. Quantitative values are simulation-derived and carry the feasibility gates stated in the series; Tier-2 flagship-code confirmations are deposited as runnable decks pending HPC execution. This document is informational and is not an offer of securities. © 2026 Kronos Fusion Energy, Los Angeles.