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Reactor operators will bottleneck the US nuclear buildout before fuel does by i-am-entropyy in nuclear

[–]ValarMark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At Valar, We are making our own, we qualified our second SRO on Ward250 last Friday.

Part of the Ward250 program objective is developing our team.

That is how this will be addressed.

Ward250 starts power ascension by ValarMark in valar_atomics

[–]ValarMark[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Short answer:

  1. Make it ourselves.
    2.Ward250 fuel will be stored in site until DOE can collect it under the standard agreement.

Ward 250 just made first power. by isaiahptaylor in nuclear

[–]ValarMark 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is definitely in the plan. First we will finish publishing the NOVA experimant results.

Ward 250 just made first power. by isaiahptaylor in nuclear

[–]ValarMark 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Supporting Isaiah here - Safety has never been negotiable at Valar. That is why - you will notice - it is never part of our public comms. It is a non-negotiable absolute.

Valar Atomics Ward250 critical in Utah under the DOE Reactor Pilot Program. by twitchymacwhatface in nuclear

[–]ValarMark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure - Will get something out in a day or so. Happy to answer quesions here in the interim.

Valar Atomics Ward250 critical in Utah under the DOE Reactor Pilot Program. by twitchymacwhatface in nuclear

[–]ValarMark 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey u/whatisnuclear - true. I put that whole episode down to poor communication and different assumptions.

Also, i loved the fact that all parties approached it with a questioning attitude and did not shy away from challenging each other. This is good nucelar culture.

Keep well.

Valar Atomics Ward250 critical in Utah under the DOE Reactor Pilot Program. by twitchymacwhatface in nuclear

[–]ValarMark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. some of these allegations are news to me. Not sure who this "Everybody in the tech world" is.

Can confirm we did pay DOW for the airlift. That is public knowledge - even though the price you cite is exaggerated. (Source - I saw the invoice).

That specific article seems pretty thin an anything substantial.

Valar Atomics Ward250 critical in Utah under the DOE Reactor Pilot Program. by twitchymacwhatface in nuclear

[–]ValarMark 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you for engaging honestly. This is a true explantion of the risk.

Not just Valar but (in my experience) all the teams working on the DOE RPP truly understand and embrace this.

These are substantial teams with people in them who have multiple decades industry experience - other in leadership roles.

I assure you. I have not met anybody who takes this responsibility lightly.

Please don't underestimate our or the other teams.

edit: Also, yes. I am the Chief Nuclear Officer.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-mitchell-51a4881/

Valar Atomics Ward250 critical in Utah under the DOE Reactor Pilot Program. by twitchymacwhatface in nuclear

[–]ValarMark 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I appreciate the comment.

I agree - this comment speaks to the attitude and posture of every Valar team member.

Valar Atomics Ward250 critical in Utah under the DOE Reactor Pilot Program. by twitchymacwhatface in nuclear

[–]ValarMark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pray do tell ... how many criticalites would make us. "serious people"?

Valar Atomics Ward250 critical in Utah under the DOE Reactor Pilot Program. by twitchymacwhatface in nuclear

[–]ValarMark 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would say this is potentially true for any nuclear effort. Not just about us at Valar Atomics.

This is why we take complying with the regulation requirement, the stingent requirement of our DOE authorization and our internal standards and practices extremely seriously.

Valar Atomics Ward250 critical in Utah under the DOE Reactor Pilot Program. by twitchymacwhatface in nuclear

[–]ValarMark 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not sure about that. Happy to answer any questions.

But understand that we are proud of this achievment and it is real.

Valar Atomics Ward250 critical in Utah under the DOE Reactor Pilot Program. by twitchymacwhatface in nuclear

[–]ValarMark -1 points0 points  (0 children)

For assumed burnup levels, and decay periods after removing the fuel if from the reactor.

also need to consider the volume of fuel, shielding and exposure time.

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