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Kaleidos + RiPPer pilot

Radiant's DOE pilot project covers the Kaleidos and RiPPer test reactors at Idaho National Laboratory.

Idaho National Laboratory · Government-reported

Lead company · Radiant Industries

Program · Reactor Pilot Program

DOE pilot developmentMedium confidence
Deployment stage3 / 8Development

Deployment trajectory

1Interest
2Preliminary
3Development
4Contractual
5Ready
6Physical
7Operational
8Replication

Latest milestone

DOE identified both reactors and their INL site in its contractor variance package.

2026-01 · DOE contractor variance package

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Next milestone

Complete DOE authorization and readiness gates for construction, fuel loading, and critical testing.

Responsible
Radiant Industries and DOE Idaho Operations
Key blocker
DOE authorization, test-bed sequencing, construction, and fuel
GenerationGen IV
ScaleMicroreactor
Reactor familyHTGR
RoleResearch / test
CapacityTwo test reactors; output not disclosed
Reporting basisGovernment-reported