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Kairos Power
American nuclear energy company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kairos Power is an American nuclear energy company which develops nuclear reactor technology. Founded in 2016, the company is known for its aim to build small modular reactors (SMRs) for sustainable power generation.
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Kairos Power's main product shall be small modular reactors that use molten fluoride salt as a coolant, as opposed to conventional water-cooled reactors.[1]
History
Kairos Power was founded in 2016 by a team of engineers and scientists. Kairos Power operates in the nuclear energy sector.[2]
In 2023, Kairos Power received a construction permit from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build its Hermes demonstration reactor in Tennessee, becoming the first permit in 50 years to be issued for the building of a new type of nuclear reactor.[3] In July 2024, Kairos Power started construction of the demonstration reactor in Tennessee.[4]
In 2024, Kairos Power signed an agreement with Google to use small nuclear reactors to generate energy to be used to power its artificial intelligence data centres.[5] Google has ordered six to seven small nuclear reactors, with the first due to be completed by 2030, and the remainder by 2035.[6] The plans are pending approval by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission as well as local agencies.[7]
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