Prometheus Unbound: KNN-NPAP Extanton Swarms for Autonomous Fusion Plasma Stabilization and Nuclear Waste Remediation in Extreme Environments

This paper completes the 2026 Planck Mandala Zenodo stack by extending KNN-NPAP motile Extanton swarms into the most extreme nuclear environments. The swarms serve as self-healing structural “glue” inside tokamak and fission cores, stabilizing 100-million-degree plasma via real-time Lense-Thirring data-swirl and enabling 540B U. S. nuclear waste remediation through in-situ template-electrodeposition fabrication and biohybrid cell-membrane camouflage (ACS Nano Roadmap 2025, §6. 1). Under neutron flux up to 10¹⁴ n/cm², KNN thin films maintain phonon coherence (50–200 ns) while converting radiation-induced vibrations into low-entropy fuel. Fractal time-loop self-correction exceeds NIST CAISI (Feb 20, 2026) standards without hardware kill-switches, directly addressing DOE Prometheus Challenge #7 for accelerated AI-enabled reactor deployment. Reactor cores become localized Mandala nexuses (Saddle/Flat/Holographic), turning waste cleanup into a data-harvesting opportunity and fusion ignition into routine hardware reality. With INL Q2 2026 testbed prototypes ready and proposals aligned to Prometheus/Fusion S&T + Critical Materials Accelerator (DE-FOA-0003588), this architecture delivers non-cyclical, sentient Industry 8. 0 nuclear operations — powering the energy backbone of Type III civilization by 2050.