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Process & Methodology
The Kronos Design Methodology
Kronos designs from the physics outward and freezes to a single, reproducible point — then defends that point in the open.
- Breeder point
- config 22021, Q 3.424
- Burner point
- Mode M, Q_E 1.31
The design method starts with the fuel and the mission, not a platform. For each machine, a reduced-order model sweeps the parameter space — thousands of configurations — to find operating points that close on power balance, stability and the fuel cycle simultaneously.
A single configuration is then selected as the frozen design point (breeder config 22021, Q = 3.424; burner Mode M, QE = 1.31). Freezing means every downstream artefact — papers, figures, the 3D model, this library — reproduces the same numbers from the same source.
Why freezeA frozen point makes the whole record self-consistent and auditable. When the design changes, the freeze changes deliberately and visibly, not silently.