https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news News and dated research results from Kronos Fusion Energy, a family-owned American fusion company — each item linked to its published record. Breeder and generator physics, in the open. en-us © 2026 Kronos Fusion Energy Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:39:54 -0700 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0700 60 Kronos build_feed.py https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Fusion Energy https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/logo.png https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/methods-validators-live https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/methods-validators-live Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0700 Methods Update Kronos took the claims underlying the De-risking Register and made each one a live, browser-based validator — a card that recomputes the claim from its stated inputs, in front of the reader. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/design-lock-center-stack-shielding https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/design-lock-center-stack-shielding Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0700 Design Lock Design lock: the shield geometry wrapped around the breeder's centrepost — the column carrying 16.84 T at the frozen design point — is now locked to a reference layout. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/burner-design-point-dataset-posted https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/burner-design-point-dataset-posted Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0700 Open-Data Update The Aegis/MetroVolt D–³He burner design point is now a citable dataset built for independent reproduction. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/structural-vacuum-vessel-thermal https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/structural-vacuum-vessel-thermal Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0700 Analysis The vacuum vessel sits between two very different thermal environments — a magnet set held near 20 K, REBCO tape's operating point, on one side, and a burning plasma radiating heat on the other. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/gate-centrepost-structural-margin https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/gate-centrepost-structural-margin Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0700 Gate Gate closed: centrepost structural margin passes. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/centrepost-stress-passes-with-margin https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/centrepost-stress-passes-with-margin Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0700 Result The centrepost carries the toroidal-field return current through the machine's narrowest cross-section — the column most exposed to combined electromagnetic and thermal load. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/burner-design-point-published-tandem-mirror https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/burner-design-point-published-tandem-mirror Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0700 Paper Update The companion reference case for the burner line - the low-neutron D-He3 tandem mirror shared by Aegis and MetroVolt - is now public. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/methods-toolkit-released https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/methods-toolkit-released Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0700 Methods Update The same physics engine Kronos uses internally to derive its frozen design points is now public: github.com/KronosFE/kronos-toolkit. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/design-lock-20k-cryogenic-network https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/design-lock-20k-cryogenic-network Mon, 14 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0700 Design Lock Design lock: Kronos has frozen the cryogenic architecture that keeps the breeder's REBCO coils superconducting — a closed-cycle network holding the magnet set near 20 K. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/breeder-design-point-dataset-live https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/breeder-design-point-dataset-live Mon, 14 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0700 Open-Data Update The Hyperion breeder's frozen design point is not just a line in a paper — it's a versioned Zenodo deposit you can pull and re-run. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/transport-core-turbulence-cgyro https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/transport-core-turbulence-cgyro Mon, 14 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0700 Analysis The negative-triangularity shaping behind the breeder's frozen design point — δ = −0.30 — is a physics claim, and physics claims need a code that resolves turbulence nonlinearly to check them, not just a linear stability estimate. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/gate-net-tritium-breeding https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/gate-net-tritium-breeding Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0700 Gate Gate closed: net tritium breeding clears self-sufficiency in the Hyperion breeder platform. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/net-tritium-breeding-confirmed-self-sufficient https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/net-tritium-breeding-confirmed-self-sufficient Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0700 Result Tritium self-sufficiency comes down to one ratio: local production over consumption across the blanket volume, TBR = (∫_V Σ_T φ dV) / R_fus. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/hyperion-breeder-design-point-published https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/hyperion-breeder-design-point-published Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0700 Paper Update The frozen breeder reference case for Hyperion, our spherical-tokamak platform, is now public and re-runnable. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/50-the-horizon-finalizing-vendor-contracts-for-physical-construction https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/50-the-horizon-finalizing-vendor-contracts-for-physical-construction Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0700 Company News As 2026 closes, Kronos looks ahead to its gated program — engaging vendors and the supply chain on the path from a validated design toward first hardware. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/49-load-following-capability-validated-for-grid-integration https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/49-load-following-capability-validated-for-grid-integration Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0700 Company News Kronos models load-following capability for grid integration in its design point, ahead of the gated program. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/47-microsecond-ai-control-overcomes-vertical-displacement-events https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/47-microsecond-ai-control-overcomes-vertical-displacement-events Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:00 -0700 Company News Simulations show the microsecond AI digital twin can mitigate vertical displacement events (VDEs) in the design. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/46-active-blanket-architecture-and-tritium-multiplier-validation https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/46-active-blanket-architecture-and-tritium-multiplier-validation Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0700 Company News 2026 simulation campaigns analyze the shielded center-stack neutron-fluence budget for the low-neutron design — no breeding blanket required. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/45-the-20k-closed-cycle-cryogenic-network-design-locked https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/45-the-20k-closed-cycle-cryogenic-network-design-locked Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0700 Company News Kronos locks the design of its 20 K closed-cycle cryogenic network, eliminating liquid-helium infrastructure from the balance-of-plant. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/44-1d-thermal-gradient-and-vacuum-vessel-structural-analysis-published https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/44-1d-thermal-gradient-and-vacuum-vessel-structural-analysis-published Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0700 Company News Kronos publishes its 1-D thermal-gradient (1700 C plasma edge) data and full vacuum-vessel structural analysis. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/42-the-2026-tech-audit-presentation-delivered https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/42-the-2026-tech-audit-presentation-delivered Tue, 27 Jan 2026 09:00:00 -0800 Company News Kronos delivers its 2026 Tech Audit - a full disclosure of generator physics and engineering. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/41-entering-the-pre-commercial-validation-stage https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/41-entering-the-pre-commercial-validation-stage Tue, 06 Jan 2026 09:00:00 -0800 Company News Kronos transitions out of conceptual R&D into the pre-commercial validation stage for the S.M.A.R.T. generator family. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/40-the-autonomous-ai-immune-system-operationalized https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/40-the-autonomous-ai-immune-system-operationalized Mon, 03 Nov 2025 09:00:00 -0800 Company News Kronos details the design of its autonomous AI stability ('immune') system for real-time plasma control. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/38-the-3-stage-fuel-cycle-strategy-solidified https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/38-the-3-stage-fuel-cycle-strategy-solidified Mon, 01 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0700 Company News Kronos solidifies its staged fuel-cycle strategy, bridging near-term commissioning toward low-neutron D-3He operation. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/37-expansion-of-the-simulation-suite-to-12-modules https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/37-expansion-of-the-simulation-suite-to-12-modules Fri, 01 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0700 Company News The Kronos AI simulation suite expands to twelve interoperable modules spanning magnets, plasma, and balance-of-plant. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/36-channel-3-4-thermionic-and-photovoltaic-energy-capture https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/36-channel-3-4-thermionic-and-photovoltaic-energy-capture Tue, 01 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0700 Company News DEC Channels 3 and 4 - thermionic emission and photovoltaic capture - finalize designs to harvest surface heat and radiation. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/35-channel-1-2-electrostatic-and-mhd-extraction-maturation https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/35-channel-1-2-electrostatic-and-mhd-extraction-maturation Mon, 02 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0700 Company News DEC Channels 1 and 2 - electrostatic retarding-field and MHD extraction - mature through 2025 engineering. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/34-the-5-channel-direct-energy-conversion-dec-blueprint https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/34-the-5-channel-direct-energy-conversion-dec-blueprint Thu, 01 May 2025 09:00:00 -0700 Company News Kronos publishes the complete engineering blueprint for its 5-channel Direct Energy Conversion system. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/33-the-aegis-system-for-modular-defense-applications https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/33-the-aegis-system-for-modular-defense-applications Tue, 01 Apr 2025 09:00:00 -0700 Company News Kronos unveils AEGIS, a hardened, modular generator line for defense, remote, and critical-infrastructure missions. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/32-formal-introduction-of-the-metro-volt-urban-generator https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/32-formal-introduction-of-the-metro-volt-urban-generator Mon, 03 Mar 2025 09:00:00 -0800 Company News Kronos formally introduces MetroVolt, its commercial urban fusion generator. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/31-priyanca-ford-s-q1-founder-update-the-10-mwh-target https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/31-priyanca-ford-s-q1-founder-update-the-10-mwh-target Mon, 03 Feb 2025 09:00:00 -0800 Company News Founder Priyanca Ford's Q1 update on the company's long-run ambitions and program direction. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/30-simulation-validates-negative-triangularity-plasma-shaping https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/30-simulation-validates-negative-triangularity-plasma-shaping Mon, 16 Dec 2024 09:00:00 -0800 Company News Kronos's simulation suite validates negative-triangularity plasma shaping for the S.M.A.R.T. reactor - suppressing edge instabilities without H-mode. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/29-jack-dongarra-optimizes-exascale-computing-workflows https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/29-jack-dongarra-optimizes-exascale-computing-workflows Mon, 02 Dec 2024 09:00:00 -0800 Company News Turing Award winner Jack Dongarra advises on optimizing the exascale computing workflows behind the digital twin. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/28-sushma-bhatia-steers-legislative-and-environmental-strategy https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/28-sushma-bhatia-steers-legislative-and-environmental-strategy Fri, 15 Nov 2024 09:00:00 -0800 Company News Advisory board member Sushma Bhatia steers the company's legislative and environmental strategy. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/27-ruben-fair-s-expertise-applied-to-magnetic-shielding https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/27-ruben-fair-s-expertise-applied-to-magnetic-shielding Fri, 01 Nov 2024 09:00:00 -0700 Company News Board advisor Ruben Fair brings three decades of magnet-design and magnetic-shielding expertise to the program. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/26-dr-gerald-kulcinski-champions-the-aneutronic-vision https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/26-dr-gerald-kulcinski-champions-the-aneutronic-vision Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0700 Company News Fusion pioneer Dr. Gerald Kulcinski joins the podcast, validating the low-neutron D-3He pathway and its aneutronic p-11B endpoint. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/25-the-kronos-fusion-energy-podcast-expands-educational-reach https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/25-the-kronos-fusion-energy-podcast-expands-educational-reach Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0700 Company News 'The Kronos Fusion Energy Podcast,' hosted by Priyanca Ford, expands to demystify fusion and engage tier-one talent. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/24-synergies-with-maglab-enhance-high-temperature-superconductors https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/24-synergies-with-maglab-enhance-high-temperature-superconductors Mon, 09 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0700 Company News Work at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory advances characterization of the high-temperature superconducting (REBCO) tapes central to the magnet system. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/23-world-s-first-component-factory-established-in-india https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/23-world-s-first-component-factory-established-in-india Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:00:00 -0700 Company News Kronos establishes its first Fusion Energy Component Factory in India, executing on international scaling. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/22-jon-michel-greenwood-spearheads-digital-twin-architecture https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/22-jon-michel-greenwood-spearheads-digital-twin-architecture Thu, 01 Aug 2024 09:00:00 -0700 Company News CTO Jon Michel Greenwood elevates the Kronos simulation suite into a fully realized digital-twin platform. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/21-global-call-for-supply-chain-partnerships https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/21-global-call-for-supply-chain-partnerships Mon, 15 Jul 2024 09:00:00 -0700 Company News Kronos launches a Supply Chain Partnership Portal, marking the transition from design toward manufacturing readiness. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/20-establishing-the-kfeds-defense-security-posture https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/20-establishing-the-kfeds-defense-security-posture Fri, 15 Dec 2023 09:00:00 -0800 Company News Kronos formalizes the KFEDS defense security posture, highlighting the resilience advantages of compact fusion for critical infrastructure. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/18-puzzle-x-2023-the-helium-3-dawn-presented https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/18-puzzle-x-2023-the-helium-3-dawn-presented Fri, 17 Nov 2023 09:00:00 -0800 Company News Founder Priyanca Ford delivers the keynote 'From Star Power to Earth: Helium-3 & the Dawn of the Fusion Era' at PUZZLE X in Barcelona. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/17-alignment-with-the-doe-milestone-based-fusion-program https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/17-alignment-with-the-doe-milestone-based-fusion-program Wed, 31 May 2023 09:00:00 -0700 Company News Kronos aligns its development plan with the U.S. Department of Energy's Milestone-Based Fusion Development Program. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/16-global-community-invited-to-beta-test-algorithms https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/16-global-community-invited-to-beta-test-algorithms Mon, 24 Apr 2023 09:00:00 -0700 Company News In an unusual move for a private fusion developer, Kronos opens its simulation suite to a global community of beta testers. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/15-unveiling-of-the-ai-ml-powered-simulation-suite https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/15-unveiling-of-the-ai-ml-powered-simulation-suite Wed, 12 Apr 2023 09:00:00 -0700 Company News Kronos unveils its AI/ML-powered simulation suite - the computational backbone that would grow into the company's digital twin. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/13-paul-weiss-elevated-to-lead-material-sciences-nano-technology https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/13-paul-weiss-elevated-to-lead-material-sciences-nano-technology Tue, 28 Feb 2023 09:00:00 -0800 Company News Dr. Paul Weiss, holder of the Fred Kavli Chair in NanoSystems Sciences, formally takes the helm of Material Sciences & Nano Technology. https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/12-strategic-tritium-breeding-program-initiated https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/news/12-strategic-tritium-breeding-program-initiated Wed, 22 Feb 2023 09:00:00 -0800 Company News Kronos launches its staged fuel-cycle strategy — bridging a brief deuterium–tritium commissioning stage toward low-neutron deuterium–helium-3 operation, with helium-3 bred in situ via catalyzed D–D (no breeding blanket).