The US Department of Energy (DOE) has signed a technology investment agreement with Kairos Power to support the design, construction, and commissioning of the Hermes low-power demonstration reactor to be deployed at Oak Ridge in Tennessee.
Kairos said it will get $303m (€279m) from the DOE in fixed payments under a performance-based, fixed-price approach upon achieving significant project milestones.
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