LANL developed a microreactor and took it critical -- in April!
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ZiaCore microreactor successfully achieves criticality | LANL
Los Alamos' ZiaCore microreactor achieved zero-power criticality, validating an advanced reactor design and supporting future low-enriched nuclear technologies.
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July 31, 2026 at 4:04 PM
LANL developed a microreactor and took it critical -- in April!
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“Lawmakers in Wyoming are debating a bill that would allow storage of radioactive waste from a proposed microreactor manufacturing facility, a move that has drawn sharp resistance from local residents.” 7/29/25 www.ehn.org/wyoming-weig...
Wyoming weighs nuclear waste storage rule change amid public pushback over microreactor plant
Lawmakers in Wyoming are debating a bill that would allow storage of radioactive waste from a proposed microreactor manufacturing facility, a move that has drawn sharp resistance from local residents....
www.ehn.org
August 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
“Lawmakers in Wyoming are debating a bill that would allow storage of radioactive waste from a proposed microreactor manufacturing facility, a move that has drawn sharp resistance from local residents.” 7/29/25 www.ehn.org/wyoming-weig...
Fort Groverhaus Nuclear Microreactor
August 28, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Fort Groverhaus Nuclear Microreactor
Secretly rewriting rules is not how the nuclear industry builds trust. Allowing microreactor developers to employ a move fast and break things ethos is not good for anyone except their investors short term pocketbooks. Not good for the environment, the public, even the nuclear industry
EXCLSUVIE: The Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules and shared them with the companies they're meant to regulate, without making the new rules publicly available.
We've obtained a copy of the new rules and here's what we found.
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
We've obtained a copy of the new rules and here's what we found.
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
The Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules
The rewrite was done to speed up the construction of a new generation of nuclear reactors. Critics warn it could compromise safety and public trust.
www.npr.org
January 28, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Secretly rewriting rules is not how the nuclear industry builds trust. Allowing microreactor developers to employ a move fast and break things ethos is not good for anyone except their investors short term pocketbooks. Not good for the environment, the public, even the nuclear industry
13/ Radiant is another Thiel-backed nuclear power company that received a govt contract under the Trump administration. www.radiantnuclear.com/blog/diu/
Radiant Signs Agreement Designed to Deliver Nuclear Microreactor to U.S. Military Base in 2028 - Radiant Nuclear
First-ever deal for mass-manufactured nuclear microreactor signed with Defense Innovation Unit, Department of the Air Force
www.radiantnuclear.com
June 22, 2026 at 12:49 AM
13/ Radiant is another Thiel-backed nuclear power company that received a govt contract under the Trump administration. www.radiantnuclear.com/blog/diu/
Na sowas: Schon wieder ein #SMR-Versprechen bankrott. Diesmal eins mit Geld von @Siemens. Diese tollen neuen Mini-Nuklearreaktoren sind im Moment ausschließlich Vaporware.
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Microreactor developer Ultra Safe Nuclear files for bankruptcy
www.ans.org
October 31, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Na sowas: Schon wieder ein #SMR-Versprechen bankrott. Diesmal eins mit Geld von @Siemens. Diese tollen neuen Mini-Nuklearreaktoren sind im Moment ausschließlich Vaporware.
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Brazil is aiming to develop its own microreactor - the National Nuclear Energy Commission (CNEN) has begun a three-year project to demonstrate the feasibility of the development of a Brazilian 3-5 MW microreactor.
www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/bra...
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Brazil aiming to develop national microreactor
The National Nuclear Energy Commission has begun a three-year project to demonstrate the feasibility of the development of a Brazilian 3-5 MW microreactor.
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www.world-nuclear-news.org
March 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Brazil is aiming to develop its own microreactor - the National Nuclear Energy Commission (CNEN) has begun a three-year project to demonstrate the feasibility of the development of a Brazilian 3-5 MW microreactor.
www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/bra...
www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/bra...
Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado was picked as a preferred site for a small nuclear “microreactor” to boost energy security and ensure uninterrupted military operations; final approval depends on further review and licensing
Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado selected as preferred site of nuclear microreactor
The Department of the Air Force announced this week that Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado is one of two preferred locations for planned microreactors.
www.cbsnews.com
April 12, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado was picked as a preferred site for a small nuclear “microreactor” to boost energy security and ensure uninterrupted military operations; final approval depends on further review and licensing
Eielson Air Force Base, a remote base in Alaska near Fairbanks, has been selected to be the first U.S. military installation with a nuclear microreactor under a Defense Department pilot project.
Pentagon officials hope to have it built and running by late 2028.
Pentagon officials hope to have it built and running by late 2028.
Air Force base in Alaska is top choice for military’s first nuclear microreactor
A remote Air Force base in Alaska has been selected to be the first U.S. military installation with a nuclear microreactor under a Defense Department pilot project.
www.stripes.com
July 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Eielson Air Force Base, a remote base in Alaska near Fairbanks, has been selected to be the first U.S. military installation with a nuclear microreactor under a Defense Department pilot project.
Pentagon officials hope to have it built and running by late 2028.
Pentagon officials hope to have it built and running by late 2028.
María Javiera Valenzuela designed a conceptual system combining a TRISO nuclear microreactor with solar and wind power for Antarctic centers. Her calculations estimate that approximately 3,254 tons of CO₂ could be avoided annually.
August 23, 2026 at 12:59 AM
María Javiera Valenzuela designed a conceptual system combining a TRISO nuclear microreactor with solar and wind power for Antarctic centers. Her calculations estimate that approximately 3,254 tons of CO₂ could be avoided annually.
So aside from private companies getting little reactors, LANL also did (yet another) and before the rest! I don’t know why it took so long for a public statement, but one is finally out. www.lanl.gov/media/news/0...
ZiaCore microreactor successfully achieves criticality | LANL
Los Alamos' ZiaCore microreactor achieved zero-power criticality, validating an advanced reactor design and supporting future low-enriched nuclear technologies.
www.lanl.gov
July 31, 2026 at 2:59 PM
So aside from private companies getting little reactors, LANL also did (yet another) and before the rest! I don’t know why it took so long for a public statement, but one is finally out. www.lanl.gov/media/news/0...
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Senator Schumer is urging the Army to deploy a nuclear microreactor at Fort Drum
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Senator Schumer is urging the Army to deploy a nuclear microreactor at Fort Drum
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Schumer urges Army to place nuclear microreactor at Fort Drum
Senator Chuck Schumer is urging the Army to install its next nuclear microreactor at Fort Drum.
www.wwnytv.com
August 20, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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Senator Schumer is urging the Army to deploy a nuclear microreactor at Fort Drum
www.wwnytv.com/2026/08/18/s...
Senator Schumer is urging the Army to deploy a nuclear microreactor at Fort Drum
www.wwnytv.com/2026/08/18/s...
Palm-sized microreactor solves portable power challenge for robots, drones, and AI
Palm-sized Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) microreactor can power high-demand edge devices like drones, robotics, and AI hardware.
Palm-sized Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) microreactor can power high-demand edge devices like drones, robotics, and AI hardware.
Japanese team makes palm-sized microreactor to power robots, drones
According to the scientists, the portable reactor can power high-demand edge devices such as drones, robotics, and AI hardware.
interestingengineering.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Palm-sized microreactor solves portable power challenge for robots, drones, and AI
Palm-sized Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) microreactor can power high-demand edge devices like drones, robotics, and AI hardware.
Palm-sized Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) microreactor can power high-demand edge devices like drones, robotics, and AI hardware.
The burgeoning nuclear "microreactor" power industry has eyes on Wyoming, but locals aren't yet sold on storing its radioactive waste. - @WyoFile #nuclearenergy wyofile.com/wyomings-eme...
Wyoming's emerging nuclear microreactor industry hits legislative snag - WyoFile
Lawmakers and residents want more answers before opening the state to nuclear fuel waste storage.
wyofile.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The burgeoning nuclear "microreactor" power industry has eyes on Wyoming, but locals aren't yet sold on storing its radioactive waste. - @WyoFile #nuclearenergy wyofile.com/wyomings-eme...
Ever seen a microreactor transported by a C-17? You have now.
February 20, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Ever seen a microreactor transported by a C-17? You have now.
Let's talk shielding of microreactors. Here's an operable 3.3 MWt nuclear microreactor (the ML-1) on a flatbed. (A 🧵...)
November 21, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Let's talk shielding of microreactors. Here's an operable 3.3 MWt nuclear microreactor (the ML-1) on a flatbed. (A 🧵...)
US conducts first air transport of nuclear microreactor in bid to show technology's viability reut.rs/4cwJHGP
US conducts first air transport of nuclear microreactor in bid to show technology's viability
The U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense on Sunday for the first time transported a small nuclear reactor on a cargo plane from California to Utah to demonstrate the potential to quickly deploy nuclear power for military and civilian use.
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February 16, 2026 at 6:25 AM
US conducts first air transport of nuclear microreactor in bid to show technology's viability reut.rs/4cwJHGP
my character is Brim Cragspur, he has a microreactor containment suit and is looking for the scientist that doomed him to nuclear eternideath
March 27, 2026 at 2:51 PM
my character is Brim Cragspur, he has a microreactor containment suit and is looking for the scientist that doomed him to nuclear eternideath
Btw: Schon 3 bis 4 moderne Offshore-Einzelturbinen erreichen die Maximalleistung eines 50-MWe "Mikroreaktor" (installierte Nennleistung)
"Whereas an SMR produces up to 300 MWe, a microreactor produces anything from 1 MWe up to 50MWe"
"the nuke lobby is getting desperate"
👀 @evastegen.bsky.social
"Whereas an SMR produces up to 300 MWe, a microreactor produces anything from 1 MWe up to 50MWe"
"the nuke lobby is getting desperate"
👀 @evastegen.bsky.social
“What the world needs now is MICROREACTORS – so sayeth the global nuclear lobby.”
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theaimn.net/microreactor...
MICROREACTORS - the Next Big Little Nuclear THING!
Forget about Small Modular Nuclear Reactors – they’re not cool anymore! What the world needs now is MICROREACTORS – so sayeth the global nuclear lobby. And we know they must be right, because they’ve ...
theaimn.net
August 15, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Btw: Schon 3 bis 4 moderne Offshore-Einzelturbinen erreichen die Maximalleistung eines 50-MWe "Mikroreaktor" (installierte Nennleistung)
"Whereas an SMR produces up to 300 MWe, a microreactor produces anything from 1 MWe up to 50MWe"
"the nuke lobby is getting desperate"
👀 @evastegen.bsky.social
"Whereas an SMR produces up to 300 MWe, a microreactor produces anything from 1 MWe up to 50MWe"
"the nuke lobby is getting desperate"
👀 @evastegen.bsky.social