NRG PALLAS, a research institute based in the Netherlands, has partnered with California-based Kairos Power to evaluate the fuel Kairos’plans to use in small modular reactors.
NRG PALLAS announced the agreement in a March 20 news release.
In October 2024, Kairos Power reached an agreement with Google that will allow the company to develop small modular reactors (SMRs) to power Google’s data centers. Kairos intends to have its first SMR deployed by 2030, with more to follow by 2035.
The Kairos Power SMRs deal with Google is expected to produce up to 500 megawatts of new carbon free power.
NRG PALLAS and Kairos Power have previously made several agreements over the years, as NRG agreed to perform irradiation and qualification tests of fuels and materials to support the Kairos Power fluoride salt-cooled, high temperature reactor (KP-FHR) commercial program, as stated in the news release.
In 2023, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a construction permit for Kairos’s Hermes demonstration test reactor in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The Hermes reactor design is a 35 MW that will support the company’s reactor technology.
NEW: Via public records request, I’ve been able to confirm reporting today that a warrant has been issued for DOE deputy asst. secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition Sam Brinton for another luggage theft, this time at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid airport. (cc: @EMPublications)
DOE spent fuel lead Brinton accused of second luggage theft.
by @BenjaminSWeiss, confirming today's reports with warrant from Las Vegas Metro PD.
Waste has been Emplaced! 🚮
We have finally begun emplacing defense-related transuranic (TRU) waste in Panel 8 of #WIPP.
Read more about the waste emplacement here: https://wipp.energy.gov/wipp_news_20221123-2.asp
Editorial: Sam Brinton’s credibility is now an issue 🔓