The Technology Stack
Plasma Heating & Control Technology
The heating, current-drive and control technology that runs the plasma.
- Heating
- 25.9 MW
- Methods
- NBI + RF + real-time control
Running a fusion plasma takes a technology suite: neutral beams and RF systems for heating and current drive (25.9 MW in the breeder), a diagnostic ensemble to see the plasma, and a real-time control system to steer it. Kronos assembles established methods rather than betting on unproven ones.
Common questions
What does the plasma technology stack include?
Heating and current drive (beams and RF, 25.9 MW in the breeder), real-time control, fuelling and exhaust — the systems that create, hold and steer the plasma.
Is any of it novel physics?
The individual technologies are demonstrated on today's machines; the work is integrating them to the frozen design, not inventing new plasma tools.