An Advanced-Fuel Scorecard: Why Kronos Runs Deuterium-Tritium for Breeding and Deuterium-Helium-3 for Power

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026 Preprint Open access

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Authors: Priyanca Ford, G L Kulcinski
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.22132158
Cited by: 2
References: 6

Abstract

An advanced-fuel scorecard grading deuterium-tritium, deuterium-deuterium, deuterium-helium-3, and proton-boron-11 on one ruler: reactivity, temperature, neutron fraction, tritium logistics, fuel availability, and demonstrated gain. The Kronos architecture follows the scorecard, not the aneutronic ideal: deuterium-tritium where the product is the neutron and the bred material, deuterium-helium-3 where the product is power. Analysis of public reaction physics; no economics.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Chemical Reactions and Isotopes Cold Fusion and Nuclear Reactions Nuclear reactor physics and engineering

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Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
28 August 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint