Verification-First Design: Frozen Anchors, Independent Reproduction, and Cross-Library Neutronics for a Compact Fusion Program
Abstract
The verification-and-validation discipline used across the Kronos 2026 design series: frozen, evidence-tagged anchors regenerable from deposited code, a two-tier reproducibility standard, and an independent re-run on separate hardware and an independent nuclear-data library. The load-bearing 3-D tritium-breeding-ratio reproduces across ENDF/B-VIII.0 and FENDL-3.2 to within 0.3 percent.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Magnetic confinement fusion research
Fusion materials and technologies
Nuclear reactor physics and engineering
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 28 August 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Preprint