Samsung to Invest $100M in Kairos Power Nuclear Reactor for Google

Key Facts

1Kairos Power selected Samsung C&T to help build a 50-megawatt demonstration reactor for Google.

2Samsung group will provide up to $100 million in funding for the project, aiming for completion by 2030.

In a move reflecting the accelerating reliance on nuclear energy to power AI infrastructure, Kairos Power has selected Samsung C&T as an engineering partner to build a 50-megawatt demonstration reactor for Google. Samsung group will provide up to $100 million in funding for the project, which aims for completion by 2030. This partnership is designed to accelerate the deployment of advanced nuclear energy to meet the growing clean energy demands of Google's data centers.

This significant investment from Samsung underscores a major capital commitment to advanced energy technologies as Big Tech firms race to secure power supplies. Per market data, Alphabet (GOOGL) continues to operate within a competitive peer group including Apple (AAPL), which closed at $338.105, Microsoft (MSFT) at $496.262, and Meta at $733.63, according to data as of September 21, 2026.

GOOGL shares stood at $355.54 at close September 21, 2026, after reaching a day high of $357.58. Investors will be watching for further milestones in the engineering phase and regulatory approvals as catalysts for the project's 2030 timeline. With no major sector-specific events in the upcoming economic calendar for the next 7 days, market attention remains on the long-term execution of this infrastructure partnership.