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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 Focusshow more

Ti Morse

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Nuclear innovation is surging. $NUKZ focuses on companies engaged in cutting-edge nuclear reactor technology, designed to provide investors exposure to the forefront of a cleaner energy landscape. Consider investing in the potential growth of nuclear energy.

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Molly O’Shea1 年前

@isaiah_p_taylor edit is so clean

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@isaiah_p_taylor Can we please get a Studio Ghibli filter on the third interview?

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@isaiah_p_taylor Awesome interview, but where's the @drink_AG1 promo?

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Ti Morse1 年前

@isaiah_p_taylor @drink_AG1 @bryan_johnson doesn't approve of AG1

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@isaiah_p_taylor 😂 i can't wait to use this line! "if you want an ERP you have three options: Russia, China, or Carbon"

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Dhiraj Wohra (Dk)1 年前

@isaiah_p_taylor Amazing stuff both if you.. thanks.. 🫡🫡.. I loved the details around SiC.. on a lighter note SiC is used in power semiconductors for the same reason..

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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

28,774 次观看 • 22 天前

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 次观看 • 24 天前

My third interview with Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors, Founder of Valar Atomics. Valar just became the first startup in history to power an NVIDIA Blackwell with a nuclear reactor. 0:32 Manufacturing nuclear reactors is a SpaceX style problem 2:58 Scaling from 1 reactor to 10 4:31 Why it’s so tempting to iterate on paper instead of actually building reactors 7:37 Having contact with reality - modular shielding 10:09 Steel is cheaper than software engineers 11:09 Why the idiot index is so high in nuclear 16:02 Becoming a nuclear company 18:57 It's important not to lie to yourself 21:55 Obsessing over critical path 24:54 Nuclear reactors are relatively simple 30:35 Safety is a function of iteration speed 30:55 Why Valar had to vertically integrate 35:01 Designing a Toyota Camry vs a Ferrari 38:07 Running through 1-way doors 41:13 Pulling rabbits out of a hat 46:13 Wartime mode 48:49 Being willing to do unreasonable things 51:20 How Elon injects urgency into his companies 56:56 Relentlessly chasing the goal of making energy 10x cheaper 58:32 What’s changed over the last 3yrs 1:00:51 Designing safe nuclear reactors 1:13:05 Learning from SpaceX - optimizing for scale 1:18:07 Having a high tolerance for looking dumb 1:19:50 How Palmer Luckey handles hit pieces 1:20:55 Inevitable time 1:25:26 Predicting unknown bottlenecks 1:28:08 Scaling 1:29:45 July 4th will be a rebirth for nuclear in the United States

My third interview with Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors, Founder of Valar Atomics. Valar just became the first startup in history to power an NVIDIA Blackwell with a nuclear reactor. 0:32 Manufacturing nuclear reactors is a SpaceX style problem 2:58 Scaling from 1 reactor to 10 4:31 Why it’s so tempting to iterate on paper instead of actually building reactors 7:37 Having contact with reality - modular shielding 10:09 Steel is cheaper than software engineers 11:09 Why the idiot index is so high in nuclear 16:02 Becoming a nuclear company 18:57 It's important not to lie to yourself 21:55 Obsessing over critical path 24:54 Nuclear reactors are relatively simple 30:35 Safety is a function of iteration speed 30:55 Why Valar had to vertically integrate 35:01 Designing a Toyota Camry vs a Ferrari 38:07 Running through 1-way doors 41:13 Pulling rabbits out of a hat 46:13 Wartime mode 48:49 Being willing to do unreasonable things 51:20 How Elon injects urgency into his companies 56:56 Relentlessly chasing the goal of making energy 10x cheaper 58:32 What’s changed over the last 3yrs 1:00:51 Designing safe nuclear reactors 1:13:05 Learning from SpaceX - optimizing for scale 1:18:07 Having a high tolerance for looking dumb 1:19:50 How Palmer Luckey handles hit pieces 1:20:55 Inevitable time 1:25:26 Predicting unknown bottlenecks 1:28:08 Scaling 1:29:45 July 4th will be a rebirth for nuclear in the United States

Ti Morse

104,134 次观看 • 25 天前

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 次观看 • 1 年前

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

122,324 次观看 • 11 个月前

When we first started working with Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors and the Valar team in 2024, we knew it would be a long-term partnership. Seeing them go from a Gundo garage to standing on stage with NVIDIA as the first SMR startup to generate power has been incredibly inspiring. We’re proud to have supported that journey across brand, industrial design, web, fundraising, and all of the technical milestones along the way. We can’t wait to see what the next 2, 10, and 50 years have in store for this remarkable team.

Asimov Collective

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WTF is happening in El Segundo?! Isaiah Taylor (Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors), Augustus Doricko (Augustus Doricko), Ted Feldmann (), Cameron Schiller (Cameron Schiller), Zane Mountcastle (Zane Mountcastle), Soren Monroe-Anderson (Soren Monroe-Anderson) 0:24 WTF is happening in El Segundo?! 5:34 What's shifted since the party bus 10:03 Winning in meaningful ways 15:24 Think bigger & build in the real world 19:12 Own the atoms 21:52 Abstracting away from the physical world 28:59 Attracting great talent to work on important missions 33:03 Why Gundo worked 37:18 Intermission 37:25 What's gone wrong in the past 18 months 59:23 Pressing on the gas as things start scaling 1:10:04 Why it's important to have a community & group of peers 1:14:32 Why fight for America

WTF is happening in El Segundo?! Isaiah Taylor (Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors), Augustus Doricko (Augustus Doricko), Ted Feldmann (), Cameron Schiller (Cameron Schiller), Zane Mountcastle (Zane Mountcastle), Soren Monroe-Anderson (Soren Monroe-Anderson) 0:24 WTF is happening in El Segundo?! 5:34 What's shifted since the party bus 10:03 Winning in meaningful ways 15:24 Think bigger & build in the real world 19:12 Own the atoms 21:52 Abstracting away from the physical world 28:59 Attracting great talent to work on important missions 33:03 Why Gundo worked 37:18 Intermission 37:25 What's gone wrong in the past 18 months 59:23 Pressing on the gas as things start scaling 1:10:04 Why it's important to have a community & group of peers 1:14:32 Why fight for America

Ti Morse

169,849 次观看 • 10 个月前

Sodium Reactor Nuclear Reactor By Atomics International: The SNAP-10A Program This once highly classified film from 1959 is now available. Researches in China have discovered old forgotten research and films like this to build Sodium reactors once again with apparent great success. Later on the SNAP-10A nuclear reactor was launched into space in 1965. The Systems Nuclear Auxiliary Power Program (SNAP) reactor was developed under the SNAPSHOT program overseen by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Atomics International, then a division of North American Aviation was the prime contractor for the SNAP-10A development. Most of the systems development and reactor testing was conducted at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, Ventura County, California using a number of specialized facilities. The company also developed and tested other compact nuclear reactors including the SNAP Experimental Reactor (SER), SNAP-2, SNAP-8 Developmental Reactor (SNAP8-DR) and SNAP-8 Experimental Reactor (SNAP-8ER). All quite advanced and all all but forgotten. I remember them for us and AI. Some day this will be the foundation of YOUR personal robot building a life long power supply for you in a modern low cost Sodium Reactor. And no I am not joking…

Sodium Reactor Nuclear Reactor By Atomics International: The SNAP-10A Program This once highly classified film from 1959 is now available. Researches in China have discovered old forgotten research and films like this to build Sodium reactors once again with apparent great success. Later on the SNAP-10A nuclear reactor was launched into space in 1965. The Systems Nuclear Auxiliary Power Program (SNAP) reactor was developed under the SNAPSHOT program overseen by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Atomics International, then a division of North American Aviation was the prime contractor for the SNAP-10A development. Most of the systems development and reactor testing was conducted at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, Ventura County, California using a number of specialized facilities. The company also developed and tested other compact nuclear reactors including the SNAP Experimental Reactor (SER), SNAP-2, SNAP-8 Developmental Reactor (SNAP8-DR) and SNAP-8 Experimental Reactor (SNAP-8ER). All quite advanced and all all but forgotten. I remember them for us and AI. Some day this will be the foundation of YOUR personal robot building a life long power supply for you in a modern low cost Sodium Reactor. And no I am not joking…

Brian Roemmele

14,772 次观看 • 2 个月前

Valar Atomics Founder Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors says nuclear has a fundamental advantage over natural gas for powering AI data centers because it can scale faster and isn't constrained by pipeline infrastructure. "We believe that nuclear has some fundamental scaling advantages over something like gas. The climate impact is a big part." "The other problem with gas generation is it has really backed up turbines, and it also has natural gas infrastructure that has to scale along with it. We're running out of places where you can just plop down a turbine without having to go and lay pipeline." "With uranium, you have one truckload that delivers an entire year's worth of fuel. That gives you a lot more flexibility on where you build the reactors and how big you can scale those sites. Nuclear has this fundamental advantage."

Valar Atomics Founder Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors says nuclear has a fundamental advantage over natural gas for powering AI data centers because it can scale faster and isn't constrained by pipeline infrastructure. "We believe that nuclear has some fundamental scaling advantages over something like gas. The climate impact is a big part." "The other problem with gas generation is it has really backed up turbines, and it also has natural gas infrastructure that has to scale along with it. We're running out of places where you can just plop down a turbine without having to go and lay pipeline." "With uranium, you have one truckload that delivers an entire year's worth of fuel. That gives you a lot more flexibility on where you build the reactors and how big you can scale those sites. Nuclear has this fundamental advantage."

TBPN

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright: "Nuclear is the single biggest issue I work on."⚡️ Secretary Chris Wright: "We will have three next generation Gen IV reactors, critical, in Idaho National Lab next summer." "We are supplying HALEU, the fuel for these next generation reactors." "We've already committed to five and we'll give it to a dozen of these next generation reactor companies." "We worked in the One Big, Beautiful Bill to keep in the nudge, the tax credits for nuclear, because the government smothered the industry and killed it for three decades." "Even a free market guy like me thinks we need to get a little help to get it started." david friedberg: "How far away are we until it's free market running?" Secretary Wright: "Probably 10 years." "Because it's just a learning curve." "With the small modular reactors, you got to build up the supply chain and build them in volume." "The cost can come down dramatically." U.S. Department of Energy Thanks to our partners for making this happen: NYSE 🏛: Visa:

Energy Secretary Chris Wright: "Nuclear is the single biggest issue I work on."⚡️ Secretary Chris Wright: "We will have three next generation Gen IV reactors, critical, in Idaho National Lab next summer." "We are supplying HALEU, the fuel for these next generation reactors." "We've already committed to five and we'll give it to a dozen of these next generation reactor companies." "We worked in the One Big, Beautiful Bill to keep in the nudge, the tax credits for nuclear, because the government smothered the industry and killed it for three decades." "Even a free market guy like me thinks we need to get a little help to get it started." david friedberg: "How far away are we until it's free market running?" Secretary Wright: "Probably 10 years." "Because it's just a learning curve." "With the small modular reactors, you got to build up the supply chain and build them in volume." "The cost can come down dramatically." U.S. Department of Energy Thanks to our partners for making this happen: NYSE 🏛: Visa:

The All-In Podcast

42,739 次观看 • 1 年前

Join me and Aalo Atomics Atomics CEO Matt Loszak at their Critical Test Reactor at Idaho National Lab — the first new reactor built there in 50 years! Aalo is racing toward criticality by July 4, 2026, America’s 250th birthday. This isn’t random. It directly answers President Trump’s Executive Order 14301, which launched the DOE Reactor Pilot Program and set the goal of at least three advanced test reactors reaching criticality by Independence Day. Aalo’s sodium-cooled Aalo-X design (built for AI data centers) is proving that with bold policy and American ingenuity, we can move nuclear from paperwork to power at startup speed.

Join me and Aalo Atomics Atomics CEO Matt Loszak at their Critical Test Reactor at Idaho National Lab — the first new reactor built there in 50 years! Aalo is racing toward criticality by July 4, 2026, America’s 250th birthday. This isn’t random. It directly answers President Trump’s Executive Order 14301, which launched the DOE Reactor Pilot Program and set the goal of at least three advanced test reactors reaching criticality by Independence Day. Aalo’s sodium-cooled Aalo-X design (built for AI data centers) is proving that with bold policy and American ingenuity, we can move nuclear from paperwork to power at startup speed.

Joe Tegtmeyer 🚀 🤠🛸😎

27,143 次观看 • 24 天前

❗️🇷🇺🇹🇷 Russia is providing $9 billion in financing for Turkey’s first nuclear power plant, Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, which is being built by Rosatom. The facility, located on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, is expected to begin operations in 2026, representing a major milestone in Turkey’s long-term energy strategy. Key points: •Fully financed and constructed by Russia under a build-own-operate model •Four VVER-1200 reactors planned •Designed to cover up to ~10% of Turkey’s electricity demand once fully operational •Strengthens long-term energy ties between Turkey and Russia Akkuyu marks Turkey’s entry into nuclear energy and significantly expands its baseload power capacity, while also deepening Ankara–Moscow economic interdependence in the energy sector.

❗️🇷🇺🇹🇷 Russia is providing $9 billion in financing for Turkey’s first nuclear power plant, Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, which is being built by Rosatom. The facility, located on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, is expected to begin operations in 2026, representing a major milestone in Turkey’s long-term energy strategy. Key points: •Fully financed and constructed by Russia under a build-own-operate model •Four VVER-1200 reactors planned •Designed to cover up to ~10% of Turkey’s electricity demand once fully operational •Strengthens long-term energy ties between Turkey and Russia Akkuyu marks Turkey’s entry into nuclear energy and significantly expands its baseload power capacity, while also deepening Ankara–Moscow economic interdependence in the energy sector.

NSTRIKE

114,907 次观看 • 7 个月前

We’ve gone critical. At 12:20 am on July 4th, Aalo sustained a controlled fission chain reaction for the first time. We have officially surpassed the goal of President Trump’s Executive Order 14301, achieving 4 advanced nuclear reactor criticalities by America’s 250th birthday. This is a zero-power criticality to validate our supply chain, reactor physics and control systems for our 10 MWe full-powered reactor, the Aalo-X, targeting power operations next year. Everything was built at full scale: fuel, moderator, control systems, etc., so we understand system performance at its commercial scope. That also meant tackling four of the most difficult things in nuclear with this criticality milestone: ✅ Ground-up construction of our reactor facility ✅ Manufacturing the reactor in our factory and shipping them by road ✅ Assembling our own fuel assemblies using commercial UO2 ✅ Standing up training, safety, and operational programs to become our own nuclear operator I am proud to say we have accomplished all four goals, along with achieving criticality. The reactor building was constructed in 36 days and construction to criticality was achieved in under 8 months. That’s the fastest nuclear build in the last 80 years. A massive congratulations to the Aalo Atomics team and our partners. Many thanks to Idaho National Laboratory, the DOE-Idaho Operations Office, and the Office of Nuclear Energy for their immense support in enabling this milestone and dedicated to the American nuclear resurgence.

We’ve gone critical. At 12:20 am on July 4th, Aalo sustained a controlled fission chain reaction for the first time. We have officially surpassed the goal of President Trump’s Executive Order 14301, achieving 4 advanced nuclear reactor criticalities by America’s 250th birthday. This is a zero-power criticality to validate our supply chain, reactor physics and control systems for our 10 MWe full-powered reactor, the Aalo-X, targeting power operations next year. Everything was built at full scale: fuel, moderator, control systems, etc., so we understand system performance at its commercial scope. That also meant tackling four of the most difficult things in nuclear with this criticality milestone: ✅ Ground-up construction of our reactor facility ✅ Manufacturing the reactor in our factory and shipping them by road ✅ Assembling our own fuel assemblies using commercial UO2 ✅ Standing up training, safety, and operational programs to become our own nuclear operator I am proud to say we have accomplished all four goals, along with achieving criticality. The reactor building was constructed in 36 days and construction to criticality was achieved in under 8 months. That’s the fastest nuclear build in the last 80 years. A massive congratulations to the Aalo Atomics team and our partners. Many thanks to Idaho National Laboratory, the DOE-Idaho Operations Office, and the Office of Nuclear Energy for their immense support in enabling this milestone and dedicated to the American nuclear resurgence.

Yasir Arafat

99,083 次观看 • 20 天前

I pulled a control rod out of an active nuclear reactor. It was Matt Loszak's idea — he cofounded Aalo Atomics to build a nuclear reactor safe enough for your backyard, a bold idea... and one worthy of an experiment. Our hypothesis was that we would survive this experiment thanks to Uranium Zirconium Hydride (UZrH), the fuel used by both the test reactor at UT Austin and Aalo's future reactors. Matt said this fuel wouldn't melt down given its strong "negative temperature coefficient of reactivity." If you don't know what that means... neither did I. But it may be the key to unlocking abundant, safe, clean energy. That's why I flew down to the University of Texas to make this video, and ran an experiment on UZrH fuel using a real nuclear reactor. I think you're going to love it. HD version at the link in my bio, and thank you to Fifty Years Fund for helping make this episode happen. 00:00 — What if nuclear power didn't have to be dangerous? 01:09 — Introducing Aalo Atomics 02:20 — UT Austin TRIGA reactor tour & overview 04:26 — Nuclear energy 101 05:27 — The experiment: control rod ejection 06:57 — Experimental results: power, energy, temperature 08:22 — "Negative Temperature Coefficient of Reactivity" 09:41 — Why isn't everyone using this? 10:32 — Aalo's bet: adapting UZrH for power production 11:40 — The future of nuclear power

I pulled a control rod out of an active nuclear reactor. It was Matt Loszak's idea — he cofounded Aalo Atomics to build a nuclear reactor safe enough for your backyard, a bold idea... and one worthy of an experiment. Our hypothesis was that we would survive this experiment thanks to Uranium Zirconium Hydride (UZrH), the fuel used by both the test reactor at UT Austin and Aalo's future reactors. Matt said this fuel wouldn't melt down given its strong "negative temperature coefficient of reactivity." If you don't know what that means... neither did I. But it may be the key to unlocking abundant, safe, clean energy. That's why I flew down to the University of Texas to make this video, and ran an experiment on UZrH fuel using a real nuclear reactor. I think you're going to love it. HD version at the link in my bio, and thank you to Fifty Years Fund for helping make this episode happen. 00:00 — What if nuclear power didn't have to be dangerous? 01:09 — Introducing Aalo Atomics 02:20 — UT Austin TRIGA reactor tour & overview 04:26 — Nuclear energy 101 05:27 — The experiment: control rod ejection 06:57 — Experimental results: power, energy, temperature 08:22 — "Negative Temperature Coefficient of Reactivity" 09:41 — Why isn't everyone using this? 10:32 — Aalo's bet: adapting UZrH for power production 11:40 — The future of nuclear power

Christian Keil

134,501 次观看 • 1 年前

Trump’s media company merging with a nuclear fusion company is a much bigger deal than you think. CEO Devin Nunes calls the project “Manhattan Project 2.0.” “There’s nothing more important than making this work.” Nunes just broke down why this is such a big deal: “We just released plans that we’re merging with TAE.” “The first commercial reactor will be about 50 megawatt, but the second reactor … would be somewhere in that 350 to 500 megawatt range.” “The big nuclear fusion reactors are around a thousand.” “Most of the coal or gas plants are in that two to five hundred range.” “So, TAE working with us, building these reactors—obviously this has never been done before, so there’s a lot to be done.” “You can have all the AI, all the technology you want, but if you don’t have the power, it doesn’t matter.” “The only competition, in my mind, for our future company is China.” “The Chinese have put untold billions into this, and they know that it’s now going to be possible to have a nuclear fusion reactor that works.” “We’re really racing against the clock against China.”

Trump’s media company merging with a nuclear fusion company is a much bigger deal than you think. CEO Devin Nunes calls the project “Manhattan Project 2.0.” “There’s nothing more important than making this work.” Nunes just broke down why this is such a big deal: “We just released plans that we’re merging with TAE.” “The first commercial reactor will be about 50 megawatt, but the second reactor … would be somewhere in that 350 to 500 megawatt range.” “The big nuclear fusion reactors are around a thousand.” “Most of the coal or gas plants are in that two to five hundred range.” “So, TAE working with us, building these reactors—obviously this has never been done before, so there’s a lot to be done.” “You can have all the AI, all the technology you want, but if you don’t have the power, it doesn’t matter.” “The only competition, in my mind, for our future company is China.” “The Chinese have put untold billions into this, and they know that it’s now going to be possible to have a nuclear fusion reactor that works.” “We’re really racing against the clock against China.”

Jan Jekielek

24,615 次观看 • 5 个月前

Google inks historic US deal to buy Gen IV nuclear power for data centers | Neetika Walter Kairos Power’s Hermes 2 reactor will deliver 50 MW of carbon-free power by 2030, with TVA channeling the energy to Google’s data centers. Google has announced the first power purchase agreement (PPA) between a U.S. utility and an advanced nuclear developer. Through the deal, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will buy electricity from Kairos Power’s Hermes 2 demonstration plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The 50-megawatt reactor is expected to begin operations in 2030, sending power to TVA’s grid and supporting Google’s data centers in Tennessee and Alabama. One-of-a-kind milestone This marks the first time a U.S. utility has committed to purchasing electricity from a Generation IV nuclear plant. For Google, it represents an early step in a longer-term collaboration with Kairos Power to unlock as much as 500 megawatts of nuclear capacity over the next decade. The Hermes 2 project also carries symbolic weight, reviving Oak Ridge’s historic role as a hub for nuclear innovation. Google has steadily expanded its presence in the Tennessee Valley over the past decade and has worked closely with TVA to add clean energy to the region. With artificial intelligence workloads and cloud services driving demand for reliable electricity, the company is now betting on advanced nuclear as part of its strategy to secure 24/7 carbon-free energy. The U.S. grid is under growing strain as AI, electrification, and population growth push power demand to new highs. Traditional sources of clean power, such as wind and solar, cannot always deliver around the clock, while large nuclear plants face long timelines and high costs. Small and modular nuclear reactors offer a potential solution, providing carbon-free capacity with more flexibility. Trump push gives nuclear fresh momentum The move comes as the Trump administration has accelerated support for advanced nuclear. In May, the White House signed executive orders to streamline licensing for micro-reactors and small modular reactors, to triple or even quadruple U.S. nuclear output by mid-century. Federal agencies have also launched pilot projects to test more than a dozen small reactors, many on federal land to avoid permitting delays. These steps have helped renew investor interest in nuclear technology and created room for private-sector deals like Google’s. Energy startups such as Oklo have seen their shares climb after securing government partnerships, underscoring the link between policy reform and commercial appetite. Google’s nuclear partnership reflects this broader momentum. The deal highlights how next-generation technologies can find a pathway to market by combining utility-scale, regulatory support, and private-sector demand. For Oak Ridge, the project could deliver economic benefits alongside energy breakthroughs. Kairos Power plans to train a new generation of nuclear workers in partnership with the University of Tennessee and other institutions. The Hermes 2 plant will also anchor efforts to re-establish the city as a center of nuclear innovation. In signing on to the project, Google is not only securing clean power for its data centers but also helping to push advanced nuclear toward commercial reality. Read more:

Google inks historic US deal to buy Gen IV nuclear power for data centers | Neetika Walter Kairos Power’s Hermes 2 reactor will deliver 50 MW of carbon-free power by 2030, with TVA channeling the energy to Google’s data centers. Google has announced the first power purchase agreement (PPA) between a U.S. utility and an advanced nuclear developer. Through the deal, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will buy electricity from Kairos Power’s Hermes 2 demonstration plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The 50-megawatt reactor is expected to begin operations in 2030, sending power to TVA’s grid and supporting Google’s data centers in Tennessee and Alabama. One-of-a-kind milestone This marks the first time a U.S. utility has committed to purchasing electricity from a Generation IV nuclear plant. For Google, it represents an early step in a longer-term collaboration with Kairos Power to unlock as much as 500 megawatts of nuclear capacity over the next decade. The Hermes 2 project also carries symbolic weight, reviving Oak Ridge’s historic role as a hub for nuclear innovation. Google has steadily expanded its presence in the Tennessee Valley over the past decade and has worked closely with TVA to add clean energy to the region. With artificial intelligence workloads and cloud services driving demand for reliable electricity, the company is now betting on advanced nuclear as part of its strategy to secure 24/7 carbon-free energy. The U.S. grid is under growing strain as AI, electrification, and population growth push power demand to new highs. Traditional sources of clean power, such as wind and solar, cannot always deliver around the clock, while large nuclear plants face long timelines and high costs. Small and modular nuclear reactors offer a potential solution, providing carbon-free capacity with more flexibility. Trump push gives nuclear fresh momentum The move comes as the Trump administration has accelerated support for advanced nuclear. In May, the White House signed executive orders to streamline licensing for micro-reactors and small modular reactors, to triple or even quadruple U.S. nuclear output by mid-century. Federal agencies have also launched pilot projects to test more than a dozen small reactors, many on federal land to avoid permitting delays. These steps have helped renew investor interest in nuclear technology and created room for private-sector deals like Google’s. Energy startups such as Oklo have seen their shares climb after securing government partnerships, underscoring the link between policy reform and commercial appetite. Google’s nuclear partnership reflects this broader momentum. The deal highlights how next-generation technologies can find a pathway to market by combining utility-scale, regulatory support, and private-sector demand. For Oak Ridge, the project could deliver economic benefits alongside energy breakthroughs. Kairos Power plans to train a new generation of nuclear workers in partnership with the University of Tennessee and other institutions. The Hermes 2 plant will also anchor efforts to re-establish the city as a center of nuclear innovation. In signing on to the project, Google is not only securing clean power for its data centers but also helping to push advanced nuclear toward commercial reality. Read more:

Owen Gregorian

31,255 次观看 • 11 个月前

My second interview with Augustus Doricko (Augustus Doricko) founder of Rainmaker Over the past 15 months, the Rainmaker team has grown by more than 7x, started vertically integrating by building drones, radar systems, and other hardware in-house, and are now scaling cloud-seeding operations in multiple countries around the world. Link to the interview on YouTube in the comment below! 0:42 Pendleton experience 7:50 Ernest Shackleton 10:10 Typical week for Augustus in 2025 11:46 Working yourself to death 14:03 Dealing with investors 17:58 Minimizing dilution with creative financial structures 21:33 Why Augustus loves pain & exhaustion 24:26 Focus for the next 12 months 28:16 Deciding to vertically integrate 32:00 Throwing new hires into the deep end 35:36 Finding the right mission 39:07 Selling to governments 42:11 Working with Florida 47:37 Making tradeoffs to build a great company

My second interview with Augustus Doricko (Augustus Doricko) founder of Rainmaker Over the past 15 months, the Rainmaker team has grown by more than 7x, started vertically integrating by building drones, radar systems, and other hardware in-house, and are now scaling cloud-seeding operations in multiple countries around the world. Link to the interview on YouTube in the comment below! 0:42 Pendleton experience 7:50 Ernest Shackleton 10:10 Typical week for Augustus in 2025 11:46 Working yourself to death 14:03 Dealing with investors 17:58 Minimizing dilution with creative financial structures 21:33 Why Augustus loves pain & exhaustion 24:26 Focus for the next 12 months 28:16 Deciding to vertically integrate 32:00 Throwing new hires into the deep end 35:36 Finding the right mission 39:07 Selling to governments 42:11 Working with Florida 47:37 Making tradeoffs to build a great company

Ti Morse

29,629 次观看 • 1 年前

My first interview with Scott Nolan, Co-Founder and CEO of General Matter. 0:48 What if Russia stopped selling uranium to the US 4:47 The history of uranium enrichment 10:44 What if he was given $25 billion to turn on reactors as fast as possible 13:37 The US doesn’t have the capability to make fuel for Small Modular Reactors today 14:43 How Founders Fund decides to start companies 19:28 Why you shouldn’t start a company 26:02 Working at SpaceX in 2003 28:10 How Elon drove urgency in the early days of SpaceX 30:28 How it felt when the first three Falcon launches failed 32:41 Figuring out what to work on after leaving SpaceX 34:26 How Peter Thiel convinced him to join Founders Fund 38:53 The most unintuitive thing he learned from Peter Thiel 44:03 Lowering the cost of uranium enrichment 47:32 The idiot index for enrichment 50:18 Vertically integrating vs using existing supply chains 53:44 The idiot index for timelines 59:13 Taking risk to pull in schedule: current burn vs future revenue 1:02:44 Choosing where to put their first enrichment facility 1:05:42 Maintaining maniacal urgency with multi-decade timelines 1:09:10 How a war with China will impact our ability to produce energy 1:14:06 What conventional wisdom gets wrong about building this type of company 1:17:48 The AI data center boom requires nuclear 1:21:02 Why SpaceX switched from an ablative engine to a regeneratively cooled all metal engine 1:25:08 How Elon makes nonobvious decisions 1:29:59 Don’t focus on problems that are already getting solved

My first interview with Scott Nolan, Co-Founder and CEO of General Matter. 0:48 What if Russia stopped selling uranium to the US 4:47 The history of uranium enrichment 10:44 What if he was given $25 billion to turn on reactors as fast as possible 13:37 The US doesn’t have the capability to make fuel for Small Modular Reactors today 14:43 How Founders Fund decides to start companies 19:28 Why you shouldn’t start a company 26:02 Working at SpaceX in 2003 28:10 How Elon drove urgency in the early days of SpaceX 30:28 How it felt when the first three Falcon launches failed 32:41 Figuring out what to work on after leaving SpaceX 34:26 How Peter Thiel convinced him to join Founders Fund 38:53 The most unintuitive thing he learned from Peter Thiel 44:03 Lowering the cost of uranium enrichment 47:32 The idiot index for enrichment 50:18 Vertically integrating vs using existing supply chains 53:44 The idiot index for timelines 59:13 Taking risk to pull in schedule: current burn vs future revenue 1:02:44 Choosing where to put their first enrichment facility 1:05:42 Maintaining maniacal urgency with multi-decade timelines 1:09:10 How a war with China will impact our ability to produce energy 1:14:06 What conventional wisdom gets wrong about building this type of company 1:17:48 The AI data center boom requires nuclear 1:21:02 Why SpaceX switched from an ablative engine to a regeneratively cooled all metal engine 1:25:08 How Elon makes nonobvious decisions 1:29:59 Don’t focus on problems that are already getting solved

Ti Morse

28,058 次观看 • 4 个月前

They did it! Aalo Atomics is a remarkable company and team that has rocketed from just starting as a company about 2 1/2 years ago here in Austin with the goal of changing the energy world to proving their new Aalo-X Critical Test Reactor can safely go critical and demonstrate sustained and controlled nuclear fission! And, they did it in the 4th of July! What a way to celebrate! I was fortunate to be there and see the team working at their best! Watch this company closely … I am sure you will hear a lot more about them in the months and years to come! Congrats!

They did it! Aalo Atomics is a remarkable company and team that has rocketed from just starting as a company about 2 1/2 years ago here in Austin with the goal of changing the energy world to proving their new Aalo-X Critical Test Reactor can safely go critical and demonstrate sustained and controlled nuclear fission! And, they did it in the 4th of July! What a way to celebrate! I was fortunate to be there and see the team working at their best! Watch this company closely … I am sure you will hear a lot more about them in the months and years to come! Congrats!

Joe Tegtmeyer 🚀 🤠🛸😎

20,300 次观看 • 20 天前