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Operations & Commissioning
Power Ascension
Climbing in steps from first plasma toward the design operating point.
- Path
- Stepwise to design point
After first plasma, operation ramps up in stages — more heating, higher density and temperature — toward the frozen design point (breeder Q = 3.424). Each step checks stability and component loads before the next. It is a deliberate climb, not a leap.
Performance is demonstrated, not assumed, along this ascent.