Overview
Piper Communications provides ongoing media relations support for Kairos Power, helping increase awareness of the company’s progress toward commercializing their advanced nuclear reactor technology. In April 2026, Kairos Power broke ground on the Hermes 2 Demonstration Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee—its first commercial-scale reactor and the first power-producing Generation IV reactor to receive a construction permit from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Solution
Piper Communications led a comprehensive media campaign surrounding the Hermes 2 groundbreaking, including communications strategy, messaging materials, media advisory development, press release distribution, targeted national, trade, and local media pitching, interview coordination, media attendance and onsite support, and coverage tracking. Piper also provides ongoing media outreach to position Kairos Power and its leaders as authoritative voices on advanced nuclear energy.
Results
Hermes 2 Groundbreaking
- 700 registrations
- 95 pieces of media coverage
- 27 emails distributed
Overall 2026 Media Coverage
- 137M pieces of coverage
- 733M audience
- 10.2M estimated views