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Kairos Power

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Fluoride salt-cooled high-temperature reactor; Hermes demo with a Google PPA.

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Founded
2016
Headquarters
Alameda, CA, US

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First power-producing Gen IV reactor breaks ground

2026-04
Kairos Power

Kairos broke ground on Hermes 2 in Oak Ridge — the first power-producing Gen IV reactor with an NRC construction permit. The molten-salt-cooled plant will feed up to 50 MW to TVA, powering Google data centers.

Press release · 2026-04

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