US Nuclear Reactor Reaches Criticality for 10-MWe Data Center Power

Fourth advanced US reactor achieves criticality at INL, surpassing White House goal

Aalo Atomics' advanced reactor design, the Aalo-X, successfully completed a zero-power fueled criticality demonstration at the Idaho National Laboratory, surpassing President Trump's goal of having three advanced reactors achieve criticality before the US's 250th birthday.

US nuclear reactor reaches criticality for 10-MWe data center power

Aalo Atomics has achieved criticality for its Aalo-X Critical Test Reactor at Idaho National Laboratory, marking the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in the company’s reactor program and moving it closer to supplying power to commercial data centers. The milestone was reached in the early hours of July 4 under authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy as part of its Reactor Pilot Program. Criticality is the point at which a re…

Aalo Atomics’ Test Reactor Reaches Criticality at INL, Fourth DOE-Authorized Advanced Reactor by July 4

Aalo Atomics’ Aalo-X Critical Test Reactor (CTR)—dubbed “Project First Light”—has reached criticality at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), marking the fourth Department of Energy (DOE)–authorized advanced reactor startup under the federal push to accelerate reactor testing and demonstration. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said July 6 that Aalo’s test reactor, which DOE referred to as […] The post Aalo Atomics’ Test Reactor Reaches Criticalit…

Aalo Atomics achieves US advanced reactor criticality milestone

Aalo Atomics' Aalo-X becomes the fourth DOE-authorised project to achieve advanced reactor criticality. Find out more.

Aalo becomes 4th test reactor to reach criticality by July 4

(Page 1) Austin, Texas-based Aalo Atomics’s test reactor Aalo-X reached zero-power criticality over the weekend, making it the fourth reactor to hit this milestone