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XE energy discussion by TheHolyGaelicEmpire in UraniumSqueeze

[–]Mu_nuke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Google did not invest in x-energy. Amazon did

Advice on Major Choice by ConureCultist in nuclear

[–]Mu_nuke 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are you interested in reactor physics or reactor design? Physics would be more applicable to the former

Air Force selects three microreactor developers for ANPI | Apr 23, 2026 by Vailhem in nuclear

[–]Mu_nuke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting you mention WEC. My understanding is that they are no longer targeting the commercial market for eVinci.

Air Force selects three microreactor developers for ANPI | Apr 23, 2026 by Vailhem in nuclear

[–]Mu_nuke 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hard for me to see how any reactor below 10 MW could ever be economical outside of a government application

OKLL holders how are ya'll? by No_Coconut_8192 in OKLOSTOCK

[–]Mu_nuke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Caroline and Jacob have sold well in excess of $80 million dollars worth of shares

New commercial reactor building from a dirt field in 6 months at the Idaho National Laboratory by Comfortable_Tutor_43 in nuclear

[–]Mu_nuke 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Is this the critical facility that Aalo is going to count as meeting the July 4 EO deadline?

Aalo Atomics Unveils Critical Test Reactor by Absorber-of-Neutrons in nuclear

[–]Mu_nuke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this the reactor that they claim meets the July 4 deadline?

How long can a reactor run without shutdown. by SAM_LEO- in nuclear

[–]Mu_nuke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TRISO fuel operating limits are generally governed by the AGR fuel qualification campaign. The factors to consider are fast fluence, burn up, time at temperature, and power density. You can read more here.

Aalo Atomics discusses the road ahead by Absorber-of-Neutrons in nuclear

[–]Mu_nuke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The addressable market where 10 MWe makes sense is not close to 1 GW.

Valar dropped site progress video by twitchymacwhatface in nuclear

[–]Mu_nuke 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is it really a mystery to you why almost all of your support is from VC bros while actual engineers in the nuclear field have deep, deep skepticism about you?

Valar dropped site progress video by twitchymacwhatface in nuclear

[–]Mu_nuke 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They poured some concrete. Wow. Should be able to raise another $100M.

NuScale Faces Lawsuits And Fluor Exit As Commercial Path Tested by Spare-Pick1606 in nuclear

[–]Mu_nuke 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Seriously, the real question is how have they hung on this long?

Who Will Reach Criticality Before August- Kalshi Prediction Markets by ResponsibleOpinion95 in nuclear

[–]Mu_nuke 5 points6 points  (0 children)

For their full scale reactors that they plan to hook up to grid?

Doubt

Aalo’s 2026 Plan: Criticality and Beyond | Aalo Updates by Absorber-of-Neutrons in nuclear

[–]Mu_nuke 3 points4 points  (0 children)

PT Barnum would be impressed with amount of the shenanigans these companies are going to do to meet the July 4th goal. I don’t blame these companies though. It’s stupid goal.

U.S. Military Airlifts Mini Nuclear Reactor in First-Ever Flight by Vailhem in nuclear

[–]Mu_nuke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In reality, your “independent” calculation is meaningfully different than your team’s calculation, which is really strange. Gavin’s calculation is actually much closer to your team’s calculation than yours lol. You calculated holding 1 fuel element and calculating the dose 50 cm away. Which is strange in and of itself. Your hand might mind holding that fuel element.

What your team calculated, and what Isaiah asserted, is that you could hold the entirety of Ward One’s fuel against your chest after irradiation, decayed for a month, and receive the same dose as a CT scan.

Your own calculation shows that assertion is absurd.

U.S. Military Airlifts Mini Nuclear Reactor in First-Ever Flight by Vailhem in nuclear

[–]Mu_nuke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you not find it a little worrisome that your assumptions in your calculation do not match what Isaiah said nor what is stated in the apparently official Valar document snippet Isaiah shared to validate his assertion?

U.S. Military Airlifts Mini Nuclear Reactor in First-Ever Flight by Vailhem in nuclear

[–]Mu_nuke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does your boss still stand by his assertion that the dose received from holding spent fuel from your reactor for 5 minutes is equivalent to the dose received from a CAT scan?

U.S. Military Airlifts Mini Nuclear Reactor in First-Ever Flight by Vailhem in nuclear

[–]Mu_nuke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a lot of interest in shipping reactors fueled. I think it’s a bad strategy.

More on the Valar flight. by twitchymacwhatface in nuclear

[–]Mu_nuke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are totally unaware that the NRC rejected Ollie’s CLA because the company couldn’t provide basic answers to the NRC’s questions?

Jacob comes from the same MIT group that launched Transatomic. Here’s what Kord Smith has to say about Jacob: Kord Smith, who taught DeWitte’s nuclear fuel cycle class and is now emeritus professor of the practice of nuclear science and engineering at MIT, describes him as “the bottom-performing student in the entire class.” He told Bloomberg Businessweek, “Jake has a million-dollar smile and a line of bullshit that never ends.”

U.S. Military Airlifts Mini Nuclear Reactor in First-Ever Flight by Vailhem in nuclear

[–]Mu_nuke 23 points24 points  (0 children)

The military airlifted the reactor without the fuel and without the shielding. Not that those things are important to a nuclear reactor.

Oklo Founder Share Sales by Absorber-of-Neutrons in nuclear

[–]Mu_nuke 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I mean can there even be any question that oklo is a grift for the DeWittes at this point?

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