From the world’s first continuously operating nuclear reactor to today’s next-generation designs, Oak Ridge National Laboratory has helped shape nuclear energy from its very beginning. Now, as electricity demand surges — driven in part by AI and data centers — nuclear energy is once again in the spotlight. This episode traces the arc of nuclear innovation: from the Graphite Reactor and Molten Salt Reactor Experiment to Kairos Power’s Hermes demonstration reactor now under construction in Oak Ridge. Along the way, we explore how ORNL’s expertise in molten salt technology, TRISO fuel and advanced manufacturing is helping make nuclear reactors safer, faster to build and more adaptable for the future.
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