4 US Advanced Nuclear Reactors Successfully Demonstrated, DOE Says

Four nuclear reactors hit a big milestone in the US

I was really looking forward to July 4, and not just because I love a poolside barbecue. This year the American holiday also marked a big symbolic deadline for US nuclear power. Last year the Trump administration set a goal to see three new microreactors achieve criticality, a technical milestone establishing that a reactor can…

Four startup reactors hit criticality by July 4 to beat a Trump deadline — but the milestone that actually matters is the one the press releases quietly skipped

Four experimental nuclear reactors have started self-sustaining chain reactions on U.S. soil in a single month, clearing a symbolic July 4 deadline set by the Trump administration and, backers say, pulling American nuclear power out of a decades-long slump. Whether the achievement leads to electricity on the grid is another question entirely. The reactors — built by Antares Nuclear, Valar Atomics, Deployable Energy, and Aalo Atomics — each achie…

4 US Advanced Nuclear Reactors Successfully Demonstrated, DOE Says

The Energy Department said its Reactor Pilot Program has exceeded Trump's goal to have at least three advanced nuclear reactor designs achieve 'criticality...

Four Micro Reactors Hit Criticality Milestones Crossing DOE’s Finish Line on July 4th - Neutron Bytes - Pro-Nuclear Power Blogs - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers

Four Micro Reactors Meet Criticality Milestones On 07/04/26 as part of the U.S. Department of Energy Reactor Pilot Program, Aalo Atomics’ advanced reactor design, Aalo-X, was the fourth firm to successfully complete a zero-power fueled criticality demonstration. Earlier in June, … Continue reading ...