The KRONOS reactor is a proprietary, stationary, high-temperature gas-cooled microreactor designed for transportability and scalable deployment.

ByAman Tripathi

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has accepted a Construction Permit Application (CPA) to deploy NANO Nuclear Energy’s KRONOS micro modular reactor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U. of I.). 

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The KRONOS MMR is a fourth Generation nuclear energy system designed to deliver electricity to users. The system provides carbon-free process heat and electricity for co-located industries such as data and AI centers, chemical and industrial operations, and population centers.

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