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Kairos Power

Type: Advanced nuclear reactor developer
Founded: 2016
Technology: KP-FHR (Fluoride salt-cooled High-temperature Reactor)
Status: Construction phase (Hermes demonstration reactors)

Overview

Kairos Power develops the KP-FHR, a Generation IV advanced reactor using molten fluoride salt (FLiBe) as primary coolant and nitrate salt (60:40 sodium nitrate/potassium nitrate) in the intermediate heat transfer loop. The company explicitly leverages concentrated solar power industry suppliers for its nitrate salt technology.

Technology

  • Primary coolant: Low-pressure molten fluoride salt (FLiBe) - Oak Ridge MSRE heritage from 1960s
  • Intermediate loop: Nitrate salt ("solar salt") from CSP industry - thermal bridge to steam generator
  • Fuel: HALEU (High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium)
  • Design philosophy: Intermediate loops using proven industrial thermal fluids rather than direct steam generation

Timeline

  • 2016 — Company founded
  • January 2026 — DOE finalized HALEU fuel supply contract for Hermes 1
  • May 2025 — Nuclear construction started on Hermes 1 (Oak Ridge, Tennessee)
  • October 2024 — kairos-google-500mw-deal Signed Master Plant Development Agreement with Google for 500 MW by 2035
  • Target 2027 — Hermes 1 completion (demonstration reactor)
  • Target 2030 — Hermes 2 operational (50 MW to TVA grid, serving Google datacenters in Tennessee and Alabama)

Infrastructure

  • Dedicated salt production facility under construction for molten salt coolant manufacturing
  • First US utility PPA for Gen IV reactor: TVA agreement for Hermes 2

Market Position

One of two leading advanced reactor companies (alongside TerraPower Natrium) winning major AI datacenter power contracts. Both companies independently adopted CSP-heritage nitrate salt technology despite competitive positioning.