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Kairos Power Hermes Low-Power Demonstration Reactor

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States

Source: American Nuclear Society

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Construction of the Hermes low-power demonstration reactor by Kairos Power at the East Tennessee Technology Park, the first non–light-water reactor permitted in the United States in over 50 years.

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Water Supply and Storage, Nuclear, Power Generation (CCGT)
Location
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
American Nuclear Society

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The project “Kairos Power Hermes Low-Power Demonstration Reactor” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from American Nuclear Society.

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2026-07-22

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Construction of the Hermes low-power demonstration reactor by Kairos Power at the East Tennessee Technology Park, the first non–light-water reactor permitted in the United States in over 50 years.

Original sector

Energy

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Tennessee

City

Oak Ridge

Source

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American Nuclear Society

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Sector

Water Supply and Storage, Nuclear, Power Generation (CCGT)

Article published date

2025-09-16

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