HYPERION — The Breeder
The neutron-and-tritium machine at the base of the Kronos architecture.
- Type
- D–T spherical tokamak
- Product
- Neutrons, tritium, He-3
- Gain
- 3.076
HYPERION is a compact spherical tokamak (Q = 3.076, 85.0 MW) whose product is neutrons, tritium and helium-3 rather than grid electricity. It breeds 4.0 kg/yr of tritium at a breeding ratio of 1.8 and co-produces helium-3 to feed the burner.
As a neutron source and isotope producer, HYPERION has commercial value that does not depend on solving net-electric fusion first.
HYPERION's job is to make fuel and neutrons, not electricity, and that reframing is what makes it a business before net-electric fusion is solved. It breeds 4.0 kg/yr of tritium at ratio 1.8, co-produces helium-3, and offers a high neutron flux for isotopes — value grounded in a compact spherical tokamak at Q = 3.076 / 85.0 MW.
Common questions
A compact spherical tokamak running D–T at Q = 3.076 / 85.0 MW, built to breed tritium and produce neutrons and helium-3 rather than grid electricity.
Construction of the HYPERION breeder is scheduled to begin in Q2 2027.