Tests back shielding plan for Kairos Power

February 27, 2026, 9:29AMNuclear News
The full-scale precast concrete structure used for radiation testing at Kairos Power’s Reactor Demonstration Campus in Oak Ridge, Tenn. (Photo: Kairos Power)

Kairos Power has completed shielded radiation performance testing on a full-scale precast concrete structure at the company’s Reactor Demonstration Campus in Oak Ridge, Tenn., involving the use of an iridium-192 source to measure the movement of radiation through the concrete’s walls, joints, and seams. Kairos expects the results to contribute to schedule and cost estimates for its planned commercial power plants.