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Union Minister of State for Power and New and Renewable Energy, Shripad Yesso Naik, announced that the government intends to broaden the application of artificial intelligence (AI) within India's power sector. The goal is to establish a more reliable, resilient, and secure electricity grid. This move is part of a larger effort to manage the country's extensive transmission network and improve electricity services.
The push for AI integration coincides with India's expanding electricity generation capacity, especially from renewable sources. This expansion necessitates improved grid management, demand forecasting, and the integration of solar and wind energy into the power system. A two-day conference will address how the power sector can become AI-enabled, covering generation, transmission, distribution, renewable energy integration, and technical safety standards.
India has achieved 55% of its installed power generation capacity from non-fossil fuel sources, reaching 308 GW out of a total 558 GW. This milestone was met five years ahead of the 2030 target. The country's transmission network has expanded to approximately five lakh circuit kilometers, and around 7.75 crore smart meters have been installed nationwide to better understand consumption patterns and balance electricity supply with demand.
Kairos Power has implemented an automated system for quality control and tracking of its TRISO fuel pebbles. This system is intended to streamline throughput, improve material accountability, and generate data for future pebble manufacturing and handling processes. The company's fluoride salt-cooled high-temperature reactor (KP-FHR) technology utilizes molten fluoride salt coolant and TRISO fuel pebbles.
The company is optimizing pebble production at its Manufacturing Development Campus, where it manufactures solid graphite moderator pebbles and annular surrogate fuel pebbles. The automated system conducts comprehensive quality checks before pebbles are packaged for transport or loaded into testing platforms. Each pebble undergoes real-time measurement for diameter, physical geometry, and density to ensure adherence to manufacturing specifications. High-precision lasers scan the exterior surface at a micron level to verify structural integrity.
Following inspection, each pebble moves to an infrared laser engraving station where three unique data matrix codes are etched onto its graphite surface. These codes link each pebble to an individualized record containing its exact dimensions, density measurements, batch information, and inspection status. This data integrates with downstream handling systems, assisting engineers in tracking pebbles throughout testing and operation.
Kairos Power anticipates that these markings will facilitate the identification of different pebble types, provide more accurate fuel-consumption measurements, and enable material accountability during operations. The company employs an iterative development approach, continuously learning from each iteration to validate both nuclear and non-nuclear systems. This process involves three non-nuclear engineering test units (ETUs), the Hermes 1 non-power-generating demonstration unit, and the Hermes 2 power-producing unit, aiming to accelerate commercialization.
By developing in-house automated inspection infrastructure, Kairos Power can refine manufacturing processes based on each production campaign and establish foundational capabilities for commercial-scale fuel production. The automated system is currently processing pebbles for upcoming hardware demonstrations, with a near-term goal of 70,000 inspected pebbles for testing platforms, including the company's second ETU. This capability will also support the future deployment of the Hermes 2 plant, for which ground was broken in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in April.
