I did read through this during research, but i wasn't sure if these were house rules or 'official' canon rules.
Regardless, it does state the year for them as around 3150, though it should also presume a certain amount of lead time experimentation leading up to it. It also presumes we dont end up in clan space with scads of the tech lying around to be used.
ie. If the Clans use the stuff in their conventional units, it would seriously accelerate the access to the use for us.
*shrugs*
Really it'll be subject to what the game master allows, and at least on an experimental basis for small units, he's been pretty amendable.