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Validation & Reproducibility
The Breeder Validation Suite
The breeder's 23-check suite is the audit trail behind Q = 3.424.
The HYPERION deposit ships a validation suite of 23 checks that exercise the design point end to end — the power balance that yields Q = 3.424 and 88.7 MW, the 9.86 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 | 3.424 |
| Fusion power | 88.7 MW |
| Deposit | DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21746157 (v2 10.5281/zenodo.21795620) |
Named gatesThe suite confirms internal consistency; the design's open gates — confinement quality and divertor radiated fraction — are stated separately and honestly.