The fluoride-salt cooled, high-temperature reactors are scaled down versions of what Kairos hopes to ultimately build to supply Google with electricity starting in 2030. And while the new reactors are technically test beds, Kairos intends to connect the power plant to the grid, spokesperson Ashley Lewis told TechCrunch.
The Hermes 2 reactors will be capable of producing 35 megawatts of heat each, and they’ll be connected to a 20 megawatt turbine to turn that heat into electricity. Kairos’ commercial-scale power plant will also feature two reactors capable of generating a combined 150 megawatts of electricity.