Aalo Atomics became the fourth company to achieve criticality with their advanced, Gen IV microreactor by July 4th, under Executive Order 14301 propelling the advanced nuclear sector towards commercializatio.
Deployable Energy became the third company to achieve criticality with their 1-MW Gen IV microreactor prior to July 4th, under the Executive Order directives propelling the sector towards commercializatio.
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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...
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If you've been focused for most of your career on seeing the nuclear industry modernize and introduce a multitude of improved products and services to expand the use of nuclear power around the world, then you'd absolutely choose to camp out in Idaho Falls for the next couple of weeks as nearly a dozen companies race towards achieving criticality with their reactors.
Which is why Rod Adams, Nucleation's managing partner for the last five years and host of Atomic Insights & The Atomic Show for just over thirty years, arrives in Idaho Falls this week to watch nuclear history being made.
Here are now a few pictures from his arrival and participation in the hosted tours being provided by the INL. Rod already has a pretty packed schedule but if you are going to be in Idaho Falls and want to connect with Rod, please use this form and we'll make sure you can reach Rod.
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Chris Wright supports calls from Rep. Mike Lawler to rebuild and reopen the shuttered Indian Point Energy Center, arguing the plant’s closure was a “foolish” political decision that has contributed to higher electricity costs and reduced grid reliability across the Northeast...
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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.
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The DOE has proposed a NEPA categorical exclusion for advanced nuclear reactors, citing modern safety features, fuel design, and limited fission product inventories, and has opened a 30-day public comment period before determining whether the exclusion will be formally adopted into its NEPA implementing procedures...
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The Department of Energy has announced new plans for Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses to modernize the U.S. nuclear fuel cycle and support potential advanced reactor deployment nationwide...
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During a visit to Idaho National Lab, Energy Secretary Chris Wright underscored the administration’s push for a nuclear “renaissance,” with Radiant’s microreactor slated for testing in the INL DOME ahead of a July 2026 milestone.
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The DOE will provide Holtec up to $400 million to support development of two SMR-300 units at the Palisades site in Michigan...
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