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Congressional Progress Report on the American Nuclear Renaissance

Congressional Progress Report on the American Nuclear Renaissance
A longer version of this article was published by The Center for the National Interest and it can be found here. The U.S. Congress is largely responsible for laying the groundwork for what has now emerged as a potential American nuclear energy renaissance. This is a response to many domestic and geopolitical factors including the need…
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Status of the DoE Reactor Pilot Project

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 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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