Seaborg unveils plans for molten salt SMR Power Barge to revolutionize nuclear power

Seaborg, previously known simply as Seaborg, is pioneering a novel approach to nuclear power by developing molten salt small modular reactors (SMRs) that will be installed on a floating platform called a Power Barge.
Unlike other SMR companies such as Kairos Power, which aims to produce around 500 megawatts of electricity by 2035 with land-based reactors, Seaborg plans to place two to eight SMRs on a ship, enabling flexible and potentially mobile nuclear power generation.
"Like Kairos, , formerly known as Seaborg, also wants to build SMRs cooled by molten salt. But unlike Kairos and others, it envisions placing two to eight of them on a ship to create what it calls a Power Barge."
This innovative design could revolutionize how nuclear energy is deployed, offering scalable and transportable power solutions. Other companies in the SMR space include Oklo, backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, targeting data center power needs, and TerraPower, founded by Bill Gates, which is building the Natrium reactor featuring molten salt energy storage and liquid sodium cooling, with its first plant under construction in Wyoming.
Kairos Power received a vote of confidence from Google when the search giant around 500 megawatts of electricity by 2035, with the first reactor targeted to come online by 2030.
Oklo is another SMR company targeting the data center world — no surprise given that it was backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who also via a reverse merger with his special purpose acquisition vehicle, AltC, in July 2023.
Founded by Bill Gates, is building a larger reactor, called Natrium, which is cooled by liquid sodium and features molten salt energy storage. The company broke ground on the first power plant in June 2024 in Wyoming.
Seaborg’s Power Barge concept could provide a new paradigm for nuclear power deployment, combining the benefits of molten salt cooling with maritime mobility, potentially transforming energy infrastructure worldwide.

Seaborg, formerly known as Seaborg, plans to revolutionize nuclear power with its molten salt small modular reactors (SMRs) mounted on a Power Barge, aiming to deploy two to eight reactors on a ship, distinguishing it from other SMR developers like Kairos Power and Oklo.