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Make energy cheaper, and demand shows up. Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors, Founder of Valar Atomics, on why energy is the only truly scarce resource in the universe, and why they’re betting on it.

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Why do must nuclear energy startups fail? "I think it's actually been a mindset problem," says Valar Atomics founder Isaiah Taylor (Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors). "I was totally shocked to find that no nuclear startup had ever built a reactor and turned it on." Catch the fully kinetic convo on The Upstarts Podcast: YouTube: Apple: Spotify:

Why do must nuclear energy startups fail? "I think it's actually been a mindset problem," says Valar Atomics founder Isaiah Taylor (Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors). "I was totally shocked to find that no nuclear startup had ever built a reactor and turned it on." Catch the fully kinetic convo on The Upstarts Podcast: YouTube: Apple: Spotify:

Alex Konrad

14,533 views • 5 months ago

"We sell energy, not nuclear reactors." - Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors, founder of Valar Atomics "The best way to use a Falcon 9 at SpaceX is to own the entire operational cadence. You sell products like kgs to orbit and Internet connectivity." "Nuclear reactors are like this as well. You build reactors on large energy campuses, then sell energy to AI data centers which need hydrogen and synthetic fuels." "If we can make a synthetic fuel that's cheaper than diesel or gasoline, we can become the energy company of the world."

"We sell energy, not nuclear reactors." - Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors, founder of Valar Atomics "The best way to use a Falcon 9 at SpaceX is to own the entire operational cadence. You sell products like kgs to orbit and Internet connectivity." "Nuclear reactors are like this as well. You build reactors on large energy campuses, then sell energy to AI data centers which need hydrogen and synthetic fuels." "If we can make a synthetic fuel that's cheaper than diesel or gasoline, we can become the energy company of the world."

TBPN

26,366 views • 1 year ago

Took a fantastic tour of Valar Atomics HQ in El Segundo last week to hear the latest on their progress. Valar Atomics is announcing a massive $130M round today. Hear the latest from Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors on the factory floor here:

Took a fantastic tour of Valar Atomics HQ in El Segundo last week to hear the latest on their progress. Valar Atomics is announcing a massive $130M round today. Hear the latest from Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors on the factory floor here:

Nichole Wischoff

40,728 views • 8 months ago

Check out Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors of Valar Atomics explaining how we power our future, and what is holding back a new age of affordable nuclear energy. Full show with Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug & Michael Duncan is streaming now on YouTube.

Check out Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors of Valar Atomics explaining how we power our future, and what is holding back a new age of affordable nuclear energy. Full show with Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug & Michael Duncan is streaming now on YouTube.

Ruthless Podcast

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.Valar Atomics just made history by becoming the first startup to power an NVIDIA Blackwell with a nuclear reactor. Watch the full conversation as sarah guo joins founder and CEO Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors at the Utah San Rafael Energy Lab, home to the Ward 250 microreactor.

.Valar Atomics just made history by becoming the first startup to power an NVIDIA Blackwell with a nuclear reactor. Watch the full conversation as sarah guo joins founder and CEO Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors at the Utah San Rafael Energy Lab, home to the Ward 250 microreactor.

No Priors

32,802 views • 29 days ago

.Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors on why nuclear reactors need to be made in a factory:

.Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors on why nuclear reactors need to be made in a factory:

Ti Morse

13,864 views • 29 days ago

Utah is building nuclear energy. 🇺🇸 Last week, Valar Atomics and the Utah San Rafael Energy Lab broke ground on the Ward 250 test reactor in Orangeville. It is one of only 11 projects in the nation selected by the U.S. Department of U.S. Department of Energy for the Reactor Pilot Program. This partnership between Utah, DOE, and Valar Atomics will strengthen our energy security and advance America’s leadership in next-generation nuclear technology.

Utah is building nuclear energy. 🇺🇸 Last week, Valar Atomics and the Utah San Rafael Energy Lab broke ground on the Ward 250 test reactor in Orangeville. It is one of only 11 projects in the nation selected by the U.S. Department of U.S. Department of Energy for the Reactor Pilot Program. This partnership between Utah, DOE, and Valar Atomics will strengthen our energy security and advance America’s leadership in next-generation nuclear technology.

Governor Cox

17,431 views • 10 months ago

INSTEAD OF BUILDING ONE MASSIVE NUCLEAR PLANT, WE WANT TO BUILD A LOT OF SMALLER PLANTS! Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors, Founder of Valar Atomics, joins John Solomon to talk about the next generation of nuclear reactors. “This allows for better physical security around the site as well.”

INSTEAD OF BUILDING ONE MASSIVE NUCLEAR PLANT, WE WANT TO BUILD A LOT OF SMALLER PLANTS! Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors, Founder of Valar Atomics, joins John Solomon to talk about the next generation of nuclear reactors. “This allows for better physical security around the site as well.”

Real America's Voice (RAV)

11,045 views • 1 year ago

On episode 74 of S3, we visit Valar Atomics, the first startup in history to generate nuclear power, all while beating the July 4th deadline. In just 3 years, Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors went from pitching the idea on an Apple note to the reactor generating electricity, and now NVIDIA is betting on that same reactor to power its next AI data center.

On episode 74 of S3, we visit Valar Atomics, the first startup in history to generate nuclear power, all while beating the July 4th deadline. In just 3 years, Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors went from pitching the idea on an Apple note to the reactor generating electricity, and now NVIDIA is betting on that same reactor to power its next AI data center.

Jason Carman

29,064 views • 27 days ago

BREAKING | The American Atomic Age: Valar Atomics, Fuse, Not Boring Isaiah Taylor (Valar Atomics), JC Btaiche (Fuse), & Packy McCormick (Not Boring) dive into how nuclear energy - fission & fusion - is at the heart of America's industrial resurgence & the race for AI dominance. Bonus: Packy covers The Great Differentiation Highlights: (00:00) The American Atomic Age (01:15) Isaiah Taylor on U.S. nuclear industry (03:34) Why modular reactors are the key to scale (06:47) China’s nuclear lead (08:32) Valar’s path to criticality & DOE testing (11:06) Foreign funding & misinformation campaigns (13:01) Nuclear myths: “It wouldn’t fill an Olympic pool” (15:29) Why Gen IV reactors are meltdown-proof (17:29) AI as a tailwind for nuclear infrastructure (19:21) Misconceptions in nuclear & energy performance (21:13) Pressure to deliver in this presidency term (22:59) The future of global energy (24:26) JC Btaiche: Building the world’s highest-power pulse system (26:41) Fuse’s strategy: revenue today, power tomorrow (28:34) Fusion’s role in reindustrialization (33:12) The AI-power constraint: “Energy = Intelligence” (35:31) Can we catch up to China in energy? (38:13) Packy McCormick on vertical integration (41:11) The Great Differentiation: Why brand matters in the age of AI This conversation is part of Sourcery’s “Made in America” Mini-Series recorded at REINDUSTRIALIZE SUMMIT 2025 Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors | JC B | Packy McCormick

Molly O’Shea

123,411 views • 11 months ago

My second interview with Isaiah Taylor (Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors) founder of Valar Atomics Valar Atomics wants to make the world’s energy with mass-manufactured nuclear reactors. They just built their thermal prototype in record time, from first hire to operations in only 10 months. Now, they’re working on building their first fully critical nuclear reactor. Link to the interview on YouTube in the comment below! 0:14 Why it takes 15 years to turn on a reactor 1:45 Three reactors by July 4th, 2026 3:11 To build nuclear reactors, you have to actually build nuclear reactors 6:14 From idea to thermal prototype 8:12 Working with the Philippines 8:59 Being willing to look like you're crazy 14:37 Mega projects 16:55 Starting small & moving fast 18:10 Moving HQ's four times in two years 22:18 Hiring for anger 24:11 Backing great founders at pre-seed 27:46 Planning for the long-term while executing quickly 30:59 Setting more aggressive timelines 37:50 Focus

My second interview with Isaiah Taylor (Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors) founder of Valar Atomics Valar Atomics wants to make the world’s energy with mass-manufactured nuclear reactors. They just built their thermal prototype in record time, from first hire to operations in only 10 months. Now, they’re working on building their first fully critical nuclear reactor. Link to the interview on YouTube in the comment below! 0:14 Why it takes 15 years to turn on a reactor 1:45 Three reactors by July 4th, 2026 3:11 To build nuclear reactors, you have to actually build nuclear reactors 6:14 From idea to thermal prototype 8:12 Working with the Philippines 8:59 Being willing to look like you're crazy 14:37 Mega projects 16:55 Starting small & moving fast 18:10 Moving HQ's four times in two years 22:18 Hiring for anger 24:11 Backing great founders at pre-seed 27:46 Planning for the long-term while executing quickly 30:59 Setting more aggressive timelines 37:50 Focus

Ti Morse

26,214 views • 1 year ago

Gong hit for Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors and the Valar Atomics team for becoming the first nuclear startup to ever make electricity. They did it with their Ward 250 reactor, which powered a Nvidia Spark at their San Rafeal, Utah, site yesterday.

Gong hit for Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors and the Valar Atomics team for becoming the first nuclear startup to ever make electricity. They did it with their Ward 250 reactor, which powered a Nvidia Spark at their San Rafeal, Utah, site yesterday.

TBPN

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We asked Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors about the nuclear announcements today. "There hasn't been a Ford or Tesla of nuclear energy yet. "Valor Atomics intends to be that company." "If we're going to win on AI, manufacturing, or supply chain, we're going to do it with a ton of cheap energy."

We asked Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors about the nuclear announcements today. "There hasn't been a Ford or Tesla of nuclear energy yet. "Valor Atomics intends to be that company." "If we're going to win on AI, manufacturing, or supply chain, we're going to do it with a ton of cheap energy."

TBPN

23,539 views • 1 year ago

.Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors is building planetary scale nuclear reactors at Valar Atomics. He dropped out of high school at 16, founded Valar at 24, raised $450M, and is building America's first nuclear gigasite. 🇺🇸 His advice for Discipulus Ventures hard tech founders: "Get to the hardware problems as soon as you can. You should be experiencing more hardware problems at a greater and greater pace over time."

.Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors is building planetary scale nuclear reactors at Valar Atomics. He dropped out of high school at 16, founded Valar at 24, raised $450M, and is building America's first nuclear gigasite. 🇺🇸 His advice for Discipulus Ventures hard tech founders: "Get to the hardware problems as soon as you can. You should be experiencing more hardware problems at a greater and greater pace over time."

Jakob Diepenbrock

21,211 views • 3 months ago

The New Atomic Age: Inside Valar Atomics private nuclear energy effort. Full tour of the El Segundo, LA factory w/ founder Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors who just raised US$19m (and is a lovely person). Stare into the core of a small modular test reactor and hear about its ultimate industrial goal to "power the world" in this ep. + exclusive access into Valar's smoking lounge. 00:00 - Intro 01:24 - Valar Atomics tour! 06:59 - Nuclear fission history & future 10:59 - Solving safety 13:10 - Uranium supply 14:12 - Stand atop the test reactor Ward Zero 17:58 - Engineering in LA (SpaceX , Anduril Industries , Raytheon , The Boeing Company ) 19:59 - Full interview with Isaiah Taylor 21:04 - The New Atomic Age (cheaper energy, deflation) 24:12 - Regulation (Ballsy move to sue the NRC) 28:20 - Isaiah's background 28:41 - Valar's mission 30:00 - Powering AI 31:59 - Hydrocarbon solution 34:55 - US$19m seed round 35:31 - Outro BUILD BABY BUILD. Edited by Jacob Hurley

The New Atomic Age: Inside Valar Atomics private nuclear energy effort. Full tour of the El Segundo, LA factory w/ founder Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors who just raised US$19m (and is a lovely person). Stare into the core of a small modular test reactor and hear about its ultimate industrial goal to "power the world" in this ep. + exclusive access into Valar's smoking lounge. 00:00 - Intro 01:24 - Valar Atomics tour! 06:59 - Nuclear fission history & future 10:59 - Solving safety 13:10 - Uranium supply 14:12 - Stand atop the test reactor Ward Zero 17:58 - Engineering in LA (SpaceX , Anduril Industries , Raytheon , The Boeing Company ) 19:59 - Full interview with Isaiah Taylor 21:04 - The New Atomic Age (cheaper energy, deflation) 24:12 - Regulation (Ballsy move to sue the NRC) 28:20 - Isaiah's background 28:41 - Valar's mission 30:00 - Powering AI 31:59 - Hydrocarbon solution 34:55 - US$19m seed round 35:31 - Outro BUILD BABY BUILD. Edited by Jacob Hurley

Madison Malone

41,419 views • 1 year ago

Last May, Valar Atomics promised to build a nuclear reactor and bring it online by July 4, 2026. Yesterday, their reactor went online in Utah — three days before the deadline set by Trump’s executive order to accelerate advanced nuclear testing outside the national labs. The EO’s target was criticality. Founder Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors says they went further: “We didn’t just go critical. We went critical twice.” “And we went to thermal power operations and we went to electricity production.” "We really just hit it out of the park in every dimension." Valar also just announced a partnership with Nvidia to explore nuclear-powered data centers.

Last May, Valar Atomics promised to build a nuclear reactor and bring it online by July 4, 2026. Yesterday, their reactor went online in Utah — three days before the deadline set by Trump’s executive order to accelerate advanced nuclear testing outside the national labs. The EO’s target was criticality. Founder Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors says they went further: “We didn’t just go critical. We went critical twice.” “And we went to thermal power operations and we went to electricity production.” "We really just hit it out of the park in every dimension." Valar also just announced a partnership with Nvidia to explore nuclear-powered data centers.

TBPN

21,900 views • 29 days ago

Odyssey Energy Solutions "We've had flat demand for years so now suddenly we're racing to catch up with the prospect of - fast energy." Co-Founder & CEO Odyssey Energy Solutions Emily McAteer on why meeting the AI energy demand is so challenging. #BloombergNewEconomy ⏯️

Odyssey Energy Solutions "We've had flat demand for years so now suddenly we're racing to catch up with the prospect of - fast energy." Co-Founder & CEO Odyssey Energy Solutions Emily McAteer on why meeting the AI energy demand is so challenging. #BloombergNewEconomy ⏯️

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🗣️ "The benefits of renewable energy won’t necessarily be seen on our bills - it will be seen in the fact that we have cleaner air." Daragh Cassidy on why Ireland’s energy costs remain high and why greener energy doesn’t always mean cheaper prices. #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "The benefits of renewable energy won’t necessarily be seen on our bills - it will be seen in the fact that we have cleaner air." Daragh Cassidy on why Ireland’s energy costs remain high and why greener energy doesn’t always mean cheaper prices. #TonightVMTV

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36,966 views • 9 months ago

Valar x Erebor NYE 2025 has been the beginning of an inflection point for Valar Atomics. So we’ve decided to double down and work even harder to make the world’s energy in 2026. Happy New Year!

Valar x Erebor NYE 2025 has been the beginning of an inflection point for Valar Atomics. So we’ve decided to double down and work even harder to make the world’s energy in 2026. Happy New Year!

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22,975 views • 7 months ago

We found the keys to abundant energy on the cutting floor of the past. We borrowed from our most audacious visions of the future to give it form. Now we get to make the world’s energy by creating thousands of them at Valar Atomics.

We found the keys to abundant energy on the cutting floor of the past. We borrowed from our most audacious visions of the future to give it form. Now we get to make the world’s energy by creating thousands of them at Valar Atomics.

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13,082 views • 1 year ago