It is the first deployment under an agreement that Google and Kairos signed last year to the launch the startup's nuclear technology at a commercial scale.

Kairos Power, which is building a next-generation nuclear reactor in Oak Ridge, announced a deal with Google and the Tennessee Valley Authority on Monday. According to the new deal, the upcoming Hermes 2 Plant in Oak Ridge will deliver up to 50 megawatts of energy into the TVA grid,

Google is one step closer to reaching its nuclear ambitions now that it’s working with public power utility Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to purchase electricity from a next-generation reactor. It’s the first power purchase agreement for technology this advanced that a US utility has made, according to the companies.