TRL
Evidence to weigh
The model proposes; you decide and sign. The proposal below is arithmetic, not a guess, and the console shows every step of it, because a score has to be explainable to the issuer it refuses as well as to the investor who relies on it.
- TRL32.4–3.8
Aurora Compact Tokamak
1 document filed · Devens, MA
Model proposal
3 (1.9–3.7)
No change proposed- Published score stands at 3.
- A claim at level 8 is capped to 3: this kind of document cannot support more.
- The strongest supported level in the queue is 3, from 1 document.
- The evidence corroborates the published score without advancing it.
- Band widened to ±1.1: the strongest document in the queue carries a weight of 0.20, so more has been inferred than measured.
High-field rebco magnet winding geometry
SimulatedPatent · US 12,118,447 B2 · dated Jul 15, 2026 · filed Sep 13, 2026
A winding geometry whereby quench energy is distributed across the coil pack without local hot spot formation at fields above 18 tesla.
Weight 0.20 · supports up to level 3. A patent describes an invention. It is not evidence that one was built.
Offered for level 8, which this kind of document cannot support.
- TRL54.2–5.6
Cascade Salt Integral Loop
1 document filed · Oak Ridge, TN
Model proposal
6 (5.2–6.5)
Up 1- Published score stands at 5.
- The strongest supported level in the queue is 6, from 1 document.
- Proposed at 6.
- Band set at ±0.8 on 1 corroborating source.
Integral loop demonstration, 1,000 hours at temperature
SimulatedNational lab result · ORNL/TM-2026/1184 · dated Aug 12, 2026 · filed Sep 12, 2026
The integral loop completed 1,000 continuous hours at 700 degrees Celsius with pump, heat exchanger and drain tank operating as a coupled system.
Weight 0.80 · supports up to level 6. Independent and well-instrumented, but a laboratory is not an operating environment.
- TRL87.6–8.3
Oswego Unit 1
1 document filed · Oswego, NY
Model proposal
8 (7.2–8.5)
No change proposed- Published score stands at 8.
- A claim at level 9 is capped to 8: this kind of document cannot support more.
- The strongest supported level in the queue is 8, from 1 document.
- The evidence corroborates the published score without advancing it.
- Band set at ±0.8 on 1 corroborating source.
ITAAC closure package, structural and containment
SimulatedITAAC closure · NRC ML26196A118 · dated Aug 26, 2026 · filed Sep 10, 2026
All 214 inspections, tests, analyses and acceptance criteria in the structural and containment set are closed, with no open items carried to the operating phase.
Weight 0.90 · supports up to level 8. Accepted closure notifications are a regulator agreeing the as-built matches the design.
Offered for level 9, which this kind of document cannot support.