Kairos Power received up to 100 million dollars in support from Samsung C&T. 70 million dollars of this amount is investment, while the remainder consists of engineering services. The company will use the funds to build the reactors it is developing under its agreement with Google.
Kairos Power is developing fluoride-salt-cooled high-temperature reactors and TRISO fuel technology for AI data centers. The company aims to provide approximately 500 megawatts of capacity by 2035 and bring the Hermes 2 reactor in Tennessee into operation in 2030.
Why it matters
The distinguishing aspect of this agreement is that Kairos Power is receiving not only financing but also engineering support from Samsung C&T, indicating that technical capacity is also being strengthened as the reactors under development transition to the construction phase. Since the systems being developed are intended to meet the energy needs of AI data centers, the development is directly relevant to technology companies and data center operators concerned with supplying energy to this infrastructure. The collaboration with Google indicates that the reactors are being developed in the context of a specific corporate use case. However, the announced resources and targets do not explain how the projected capacity through 2035 will be built, or whether Hermes 2 will enter operation on the planned date.
Background
Power is not a new name in the FikirPilot archive: we have published 8 reports mentioning this name in the last 90 days; the latest is dated September 15, 2026.