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Tritium Self-Sufficiency

Tritium self-sufficiency operating window — OpenMC.
Tritium self-sufficiency operating window — OpenMC. canon 2026-08-27 · © 2026 KFE

A plant breeding at least as much tritium as it burns.

Glossary of Fusion & Plasma TermsUpdated 2026-08-11

Tritium self-sufficiency means the blanket breeds enough tritium (breeding ratio above 1 with margin) to sustain the plant without external supply. HYPERION's TBR of 1.8 is designed to achieve it while also exporting.

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