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Nuclear Reactor Powers Nvidia AI Chip in US First

Nuclear Reactor Powers Nvidia AI Chip in US First
Bloomberg Technology Thursday 02 July 2026, 17:35 UTC 1 min read
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Jul 2nd, 2026 Nuclear Reactor Powers Nvidia AI Chip in US First Valar Atomics, a California-based nuclear startup, generated power from an advanced reactor to run an Nvidia AI chip. While just a trickle of electricity was produced, it’s the first time a next-gen reactor has done so in the US. On the heels of a demonstration of Valar’s Ward 250 reactor connecting to the Nvidia Blackwell chip at the company’s site in Utah, Valar Atomics CEO Isaiah Taylor joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

Jul 2nd, 2026 Nuclear Reactor Powers Nvidia AI Chip in US First Valar Atomics, a California-based nuclear startup, generated power from an advanced reactor to run an Nvidia AI chip. While just a trickle of electricity was produced, it’s the first time a next-gen reactor has done so in the US. On the heels of a demonstration of Valar’s Ward 250 reactor connecting to the Nvidia Blackwell chip at the company’s site in Utah, Valar Atomics CEO Isaiah Taylor joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech." [Image text:] Isaiah Taylor VALARATOMICS CEO Bloomberg Tech VALARPOWERSNVIDIA CHIP WITHNUCLEARREACTOR
US First Jul 2nd (EVENT) 2026 Nuclear Reactor Powers Nvidia AI Chip (EVENT) US First Valar Atomics (EVENT) California (LOCATION) Nvidia AI (ORG) US (LOCATION) Valar (PERSON) Nvidia Blackwell (ORG) Utah (LOCATION) Valar Atomics (ORG) Isaiah Taylor (PERSON) Ed Ludlow (PERSON) Bloomberg Tech (ORG)
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