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US Nuclear Pilot Program Notches Second Reactor Breakthrough
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US Nuclear Pilot Program Notches Second Reactor Breakthrough Valar Atomics Inc., a Southern California-based startup, has reached a key milestone in its effort to develop small reactors under a US program aimed at accelerating the deployment of nuclear power. The company’s reactor — the Ward 250 — reached “criticality” on June 18, Valar said in a statement Thursday. That means it achieved a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction, allowing it to produce a steady release of energy.
US Nuclear Pilot Program Notches Second Reactor Breakthrough
Valar Atomics Inc., a Southern California-based startup, has reached a key milestone in its effort to develop small reactors under a US program aimed at accelerating the deployment of nuclear power.
The company’s reactor — the Ward 250 — reached “criticality” on June 18, Valar said in a statement Thursday. That means it achieved a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction, allowing it to produce a steady release of energy.