Topic: nuclear startups
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TerraPower’s reactor fuels AI data centers with a secret weapon
TerraPower, co-founded by Bill Gates, will unveil its first data center project later this year, with construction slated for 2027, following a Wyoming plant and a Meta deal for eight Natrium reactors. The company's key advantage is thermal energy storage using molten sodium, which lets the react...
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Trump Administration Eases Nuclear Safety Regulations
The Trump administration enacted a regulatory change that streamlines safety and security rules for reactors built on Department of Energy land, reducing requirements and bypassing public comment. Key environmental and health safeguards have been downgraded to suggestions, allowing higher worker ...
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Last Energy Raises $100M for Compact Steel Micro Reactor
Last Energy secured $100 million in Series C funding to develop compact, mass-producible small modular reactors, reflecting a market shift towards recognizing nuclear power's role in meeting growing electricity demands. The company is building a 20-megawatt reactor using a proven pressurized wate...
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Trump admin pushes nuclear startups to use plutonium in reactors
The Trump administration has selected five nuclear startups (Oklo, Standard Nuclear, Shine Technologies, Flibe Energy, and Exodys Energy) to negotiate receiving portions of the U.S.'s Cold War-era plutonium surplus to repurpose it as fuel for advanced reactors. The companies plan to use the pluto...
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Meta Bets Big on Nuclear Power With Oklo
Meta has shifted from a cautious nuclear power strategy to a bold investment in Oklo, a startup developing advanced fission reactors, to help secure fuel for a new power campus in Ohio. This deal is part of a broader, landmark private-sector nuclear initiative by Meta, involving partnerships with...
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