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Exhibit KRS-004 - Kairos Power, LLC, Hermes Mandatory Hearing - Environmental Panel
	ML23271A243
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Site:	Hermes File:Kairos Power icon.png
Issue date:	10/19/2023
From:	Hastings P; Kairos Power
To:	; NRC/OCM
	SECY RAS
References
	Construction Permit Mndtry Hrg, RAS 56805, 50-7513-CP
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Exhibit KRS-004

Hermes Mandatory Hearing - Environmental Panel PETER HASTINGS - VICE PRESIDENT, REGULATORY AFFAIRS AND QUALITY OCTOBER 19, 2023

Kairos Power s mission is to enable the worlds transition to clean energy, with the ultimate goal of dramatically improving peoples quality of life while protecting the environment.

No Reproduction or Distribution Without Express Written Permission of Kairos Power LLC.

Regulatory Bases for the Environmental Report

National Environmental Policy Act

NRC Regulations10 CFR 51 and 10 CFR 50

Interim Staff Guidance Augmenting NUREG-1537, Part 1, Guidelines for Preparing and Reviewing Applications for the Licensing of Non-Power Reactors: Format and Content

Interim Staff Guidance Augmenting NUREG-1537, Part 2, Guidelines for Preparing and Reviewing Applications for the Licensing of Non-Power Reactors: Standard Review Plan and Acceptance Criteria

Site Selection Process

Site Selection Business

Sub-regions Considered

Sub-regional Screening Objectives Eastern Tennessee Criteria Facilitating rapid deployment of a non-power reactor in Pacific Northwest Availability of the site for support of Kairos Power s Ea stern Ida ho access, characterization, and iterative development Piketon, Ohio use within the Hermes approach schedule Selecting a site that is, or can Southeast United States Ability to acquire timely site-be, supported by sufficient specific data high-quality existing site data Availability of high quality for licensing and design and sufficient site data for Supporting both near-term and future testing capabilities licensing and design

Proximity to DOE National Labs Supporting opportunities for future development

Oak Ridge, TN was selected as the Candidate site

Eagle Rock, ID was selected as the Alternative site

Hermes Site

Site of the former K-33 and K-31 gaseous diffusion plants Previously disturbed Well characterized Property size is ~185 acres Temporarily disturbed area of 138 acres

Significant Existing infrastructure Roads and utility connections

K-31 and K-33 Gaseous Diffusion Plants Previously Occupied the Kairos Property

Hermes Environmental Report

Chapter Contents

1 Introduction Introduction of the environmental report, Site history, Purpose and need for the proposed action, Regulatory provisions, permits, and required consultations 2 Proposed Action Proposed action, Site location and layout, Non-power reactor description, Water consumption and treatment, Cooling and heat removal systems, Waste systems, Storage, treatment, and transportation of radioactive and nonradioactive materials 3 Description of the Affected Land use and visual resources, Meteorology, climatology, air quality, and noise, Geologic environment, Water resources, Environment Ecological resources, Historic and cultural resources, Socioeconomics, Human health, Environmental justice

4 Impacts of Proposed Land use and visual resources, Air quality and noise, Geologic environment, Water resources, Ecological resources, Historic Construction, Operations, and and cultural resources, Socioeconomics, Human health, Waste management, Transportation, Postulated events, Decommissioning Environmental justice, Cumulative effects

5 Alternatives No-action alternative, Alternatives eliminated from further discussion, Reasonable alternatives, Evaluation of reasonable alternative sites discussion, Cost-benefit of the alternatives, Comparison of the potential environmental impacts 6 Conclusions Unavoidable adverse environmental impacts, Relationship between short-term uses and long-term productivity of the environment, Irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources Impacts of proposed construction, operations, and decommissioning were determined to be SMALL

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