The DoE Reactor Pilot Program was established in response to Executive Order 14301, which has as one goal: fast-tracking advanced reactor technologies toward commercial licensing. Announced in June 2025, the program’s objective is to have at least three reactors achieve criticality by July 4, 2026. The program does not specify if this needs to be…
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A Hollywood Highlight Reel for the Nuclear Renaissance
A longer version of this article can be found here. The hoped-for American nuclear renaissance now has a spectacular highlight reel. It is a cinematic marriage of national security and nuclear flexing that features three C-17’s airlifting a Valar Atomics’ Ward 250 advanced nuclear reactor from California to Utah. But despite the undeniably priceless political and public relations value…
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Department of Defense Advanced Reactor Programs
The February 15, 2026 transport of the Valar Atomics Ward 250 microreactor on three U.S. Air Force C-17s from California to Utah received considerable attention and raised the profile of the nuclear reactor development activities of the Department of Defense. While Valar is not a DoD reactor vendor, its collaboration with the Air Force in this case…
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Public Next-Gen Nuclear Stock Performance Tracker
When the Trump administration arrived in January 2025 it made expanding U.S. nuclear power a major item on its “energy dominance” agenda. It now has identified 8 Big Wins in its first year, including “Unleashing American-Made SMRs” and forging ahead with advanced reactors. There are a significant number of these types of next-generation reactors under development. Many…
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