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Kairos Power will increase Hermes 2's output from 28 MW to 50 MW generated by a single reactor, scheduled to begin operations in 2030, to accelerate the delivery of clean
Tennessee Valley Authority becomes first utility to purchase power from GEN IV reactor through Google and Kairos Power partnership for data centers.
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Utility to Buy Power From Advanced Nuclear Plant to Fuel Tennessee and Alabama Google Data Centers
The nation’s largest public utility plans to buy power from an upcoming advanced nuclear plant to help fuel Google data centers in Tennessee and Alabama
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) signed a new power purchase agreement (PPA) with Kairos Power to deliver up to 50 megawatts (MW) of nuclear energy from Kairos Power’s Hermes 2 Plant in Oak Ridge,
Google inks first-ever U.S. utility deal for a Gen IV nuclear plant, as AI-driven energy needs revive interest in small modular reactors.
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Google, Kairos Power plan advanced nuclear plant for Tennessee Valley Authority grid by 2030
It is the first deployment under an agreement that Google and Kairos signed last year to the launch the startup's nuclear technology at a commercial scale.
Kairos Power’s Hermes 2 reactor uses liquid salt cooling for safer, lower-cost nuclear energy. It’s set to power Google data centers by 2030.
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