The Breeder Validation Suite
The breeder's 23-check suite is the audit trail behind Q = 3.076.
The HYPERION deposit ships a validation suite of 23 checks that exercise the design point end to end — the power balance that yields Q = 3.076 and 85.0 MW, the 9.66 MA current split into bootstrap and driven components, the confinement assumption H98 = 1.0, the stability margins, and the tritium fuel cycle at breeding ratio 1.8.
Each check states its inputs, its method, and its expected output, and reproduces on the deposited engine. The suite is what turns a headline number into a checkable claim.
| Checks | 23 |
|---|---|
| Design gain | 3.076 |
| Fusion power | 85.0 MW |
| Deposit | DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21746157 (v2 10.5281/zenodo.21795620) |
Common questions
The set of open engines, inputs and expected outputs that reproduce HYPERION's design point (DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21746157, v2 10.5281/zenodo.21795620) — so its Q = 3.076 and 85.0 MW can be re-derived.
That the numbers follow from the stated model and inputs — not that the unbuilt machine will match them, which is why physical gates remain on the path to build.