Blykalla is expanding its partnership with Oklo to support U.S. reactor deployment, including planned investment of up to $100–200M and engineering collaboration on DOE pilot program projects...
Aalo Atomics reduced permitting workload by 92% and cut an estimated $80M in annual costs using Microsoft’s generative AI tools, as part of the newly launched Microsoft–NVIDIA “AI for Nuclear” initiative aimed at accelerating reactor design, licensing, and deployment...
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Big Tech, Data centers & Digital Infra, Electrification, Energy transition, NEWS, Nuclear innovation, Nuclear R&D, Portfolio Venture, Private companies, US technological leadership
Aalo Atomics has completed assembly of its Aalo-X Critical Test Reactor at Idaho National Laboratory, with fuel delivery imminent and final DOE approval pending, and expects to achieve criticality within weeks, ahead of the July 4 deadline this summer...
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Company Milestone, Department of Energy, Fission, NEWS, Nuclear competitiveness, Nuclear innovation, Nuclear R&D, Portfolio Venture, Private companies, Trump Administration, US competitiveness
Focused Energy has partnered with the University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics in a $6.9M collaboration to address laser-plasma instabilities and improve performance of inertial fusion systems through combined experimental and modeling work...
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Department of Energy, Electrification, Energy transition, Fusion, Future of Energy, International Collaboration, NEWS, Nuclear innovation, Nuclear R&D, Portfolio Venture, Private companies, Transatlantic News
DOE officials told a Senate committee that three to four reactors under the accelerated pilot program could reach criticality by July 4, 2026, with developers including Nucleation's Aalo and Radiant among those advancing through key safety and construction milestones...
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Department of Energy, Fission, NEWS, Nuclear competitiveness, Nuclear financing, Nuclear innovation, Nuclear R&D, Politicians supporting nuclear, Portfolio Venture, Private companies, US competitiveness, US technological leadership
Blykalla is proceeding with the next phase of planning for a proposed SMR park in Sweden, targeting six lead-cooled reactors as the project moves toward permitting and potential deployment in the early 2030s...
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Advanced Nuclear Customers, Data centers & Digital Infra, Fission, NEWS, Nuclear competitiveness, Nuclear financing, Nuclear innovation, Nuclear R&D, Portfolio Venture, Private companies
Aalo Atomics has become the second company in Nucleation’s portfolio to receive approval from the U.S. Department of Energy for the preliminary safety analysis of its reactor demonstration, marking a key regulatory milestone under DOE’s accelerated Reactor Pilot Program ahead of a targeted 2026 criticality...
Aalo Atomics has signed a fuel fabrication contract with Global Nuclear Fuel, a GE Vernova-led alliance with Hitachi, to supply low-enriched uranium fuel rods for the Aalo-X reactor ahead of its targeted 2026 criticality at Idaho National Laboratory...
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Advanced Nuclear Customers, Department of Energy, Fission, NEWS, Nuclear R&D, Portfolio Venture, Private companies, Uranium mining & Fuel resources, US competitiveness
SHINE Technologies has raised $240M to expand its nuclear medicine operations, including large-scale production of Lutetium-177 used in targeted cancer therapies, following its recent acquisition of Lantheus’ SPECT business...
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Company Milestone, Fusion, Medical Isotopes, Neutron services, NEWS, Nuclear financing, Nuclear R&D, Portfolio Venture, Private companies, Venture capital support for nuclear
Portfolio companies, Radiant Nuclear and Aalo Atomics, are among a select group of reactor developers that are progressing under DOE’s accelerated Reactor Pilot Program, targeting criticality by July 4, 2026, through streamlined federal authorization pathways.
Published by Nucleation Capital in Advanced Nuclear, Department of Energy, NEWS, Nuclear competitiveness, Nuclear R&D, Portfolio Venture, Private companies, Trump Administration
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