Kadmos Validation Program

The experimental program centers on two purpose-built test beds. The first is a scaled thermal-hydraulic flow loop designed to characterize water circulation and cooling behavior under normal and transient operating conditions. The second is a containment test bed, which will validate the passive safety systems integral to the Kadmos SMR design. Together, the two platforms are expected to generate the high-fidelity experimental data required to support a credible, data-driven licensing submission to the NRC.

Kadmos SMR Design Strategy

The Kadmos SMR design is a below-grade pressurized water reactor ("PWR") incorporating passive safety features that eliminate reliance on active intervention under accident conditions. Demonstrating the performance of those features experimentally, rather than relying solely on analysis, strengthens the technical basis for licensing, and directly addresses the data requirements that regulators expect vendors to satisfy prior to design approval.

Kadmos' choice of proven light-water reactor technology is central to this strategy. Unlike novel reactor designs that must generate an entirely new body of operational and safety data before regulators can evaluate their licensing basis, Kadmos builds on decades of global PWR experience.

Kadmos Commercial Strategy

Kadmos is developing its SMR technology to address the demand for data centers, industrial energy users, and defense-related applications requiring secure, reliable and scalable power. Kadmos is advancing engineering, testing, and licensing activities in parallel, with initial commercial operations targeted for the early 2030's.

Frontier CEO Remarks

"Kadmos' ability to run design, testing, and licensing in parallel on a timeline and capital budget that would be considered aggressive for conventional infrastructure projects, is what we believe differentiates Kadmos from the other companies developing SMR designs," said Frank Wheatley, CEO of Frontier. "This accelerated development timeframe sets the foundation for value creation for Frontier shareholders, and we look forward to providing continued support to Kadmos in reaching these milestones," continued Mr. Wheatley.

Kadmos CEO Remarks

"Execution and validation are central to our approach," said Dr. Youssef Ballout, Kadmos Founder and CEO. "By investing early in experimental capabilities, we are ensuring that our modeling and simulation work is grounded in high-fidelity data. This is essential not only for design confidence, but also for an efficient and credible licensing process."

"This is a foundational investment that directly supports value creation," Dr. Ballout added. "For our investors, including Frontier Nuclear, this work reduces technical and licensing risk while accelerating our path to deployment. Our strategy consists in leveraging the plethora of existing datasets, performing early validation experiments, and executing in parallel to compress timelines. That is how capital-efficient nuclear projects succeed."