Hermes 2 Demonstration Plant: Groundbreaking on Hermes 2 (Kairos calls it the start of construction; nuclear safety-related construction not reported) (site work)

What was reported

Today, Kairos Power broke ground on the Hermes 2 Demonstration Plant in Oak Ridge, Tenn. – the company’s first commercial-scale reactor and the first-ever power-producing Gen IV reactor to receive a construction permit from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).Regulator, government, developer and customer statements named in the Project Ledger · Kairos Power statement · Apr 17, 2026 · Open the source ↗

What the evidence supports

That Kairos Power, the project's developer, published the quoted statement. It records "site work" for Groundbreaking on Hermes 2 (Kairos calls it the start of construction; nuclear safety-related construction not reported) under construction only.

What remains unknown

Site work is not main-plant construction. Progress in any other dimension or unit. Physical work does not establish permissions, financing, customers or commissioning.

Source passages

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Kairos Power statementToday, Kairos Power broke ground on the Hermes 2 Demonstration Plant in Oak Ridge, Tenn. – the company’s first commercial-scale reactor and the first-ever power-producing Gen IV reactor to receive a construction permit from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).Regulator, government, developer and customer statements named in the Project Ledger · Kairos Power statement · Apr 17, 2026 · Open the source ↗

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1. Revision 1 · Nov 11, 2026, 21:12 UTC

   Hermes 2 Demonstration Plant: Groundbreaking on Hermes 2 (Kairos calls it the start of construction; nuclear safety-related construction not reported) (site work)

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