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Sequoia’s Shaun Maguire leads $1B round for nuclear startup Valar Atomics (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-03 | by Julie Bort | tags: sequoia, valar atomics, small modular reactors

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Startup plans to put nuclear-powered data centers in the sea — modular units could be much faster to deploy, but questions about reliability and longevity remain (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jowi Morales | tags: nuclear-powered data centers, atomarine, floating barges

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Fusion power darling Commonwealth Fusion Systems raises another $1B (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-30 | by Tim De Chant | tags: commonwealth fusion systems, sparc reactor, arc power plant

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Rolls-Royce CEO says major hyperscaler nuclear deal is imminent as data center demand soars (cnbc.com)

2026-07-30 | by Elsa Ohlen | tags: rolls-royce, hyperscaler, data centers

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Thea Energy lands $20M federal grant to build its magnets for fusion reactors (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-27 | by Tim De Chant | tags: thea energy, arpa-e, superconducting magnets

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Antares raises $470M to build nuclear reactors for the US military (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-27 | by Tim De Chant | tags: antares nuclear, small modular reactor, triso fuel

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Antares raises $470M to build nuclear reactors for the U.S. military (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-27 | by Tim De Chant | tags: antares, small modular reactor, triso fuel

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How lasers could help provide fuel for nuclear reactors (technologyreview.com)

2026-07-27 | by Casey Crownhart | tags: laser enrichment, uranium-235, nuclear reactors

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A Promising Process For Nuclear Fuel Re-use and Disposal? (slashdot.org)

2026-07-26 | by Posted | tags: nuclear fuel, candu reactor, moltex energy

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Bluecore Energy raises $10M to build portable nuclear reactors on barges (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-21 | by Dominic-Madori Davis | tags: bluecore energy, small modular reactors, subsea cables

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Decrepit Oscar Mayer Hot Dog Factory Is Getting a Major Fusion Reactor Facelift (futurism.com)

2026-07-18 | by Maggie Harrison Dupré | tags: fusion reactor, realta fusion, wham experiment

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Nuclear startup Valar Atomics in talks to raise new funding at $6B valuation (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-17 | by Marina Temkin | tags: valar atomics, small modular reactors, sequoia capital

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Startup activates nuclear microreactor live on stage to power an Nvidia RTX Spark desktop PC — firm working with Nvidia to build a 30MW closed loop AI factory that doesn’t use local water (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-02 | by Jowi Morales | tags: energy, nvidia, power

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Realta Fusion generates electricity directly from a fusion reaction, an apparent first (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-30 | by Tim De Chant | get Fusion Reactor Model Kit → | tags: realta fusion, fusion reactors, direct electricity conversion

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Antares Achieves Criticality of Mark-0 Reactor (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-30 | get Nuclear Reactor Model Kit → | tags: antares, mark-0 reactor, idaho national laboratory

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Trump Admin Announces $17.5 Billion In Loans For 10 New Large Nuclear Reactors (slashdot.org)

2026-06-24 | get Nuclear Reactor Model Kit → | tags: trump administration, nuclear reactors, loans

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Canada Plans 'Nuclear Renaissance' With Up To 10 Reactors Built By 2040 (slashdot.org)

2026-06-23 | get Nuclear Power Plant Model → | tags: canada, nuclear reactors, darlington

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Canada plans 'nuclear renaissance' with up to 10 reactors built by 2040 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-22 | by Nick Murray Is A Reporter With The Canadian Press. | get Nuclear Reactor Model Kit → | tags: canada, nuclear reactors, uranium exports

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Canada is looking to build up to 10 new nuclear reactors over the next 15 years (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-22 | by Nick Murray Is A Reporter With The Canadian Press. | get Nuclear Reactor Model Kit → | tags: canada, nuclear reactors, uranium exports

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Rolls-Royce Secures Deal To Build Small Nuclear Reactors For Sweden (slashdot.org)

2026-06-19 | get Small Modular Reactor Kit → | tags: rolls-royce, small nuclear reactors, sweden

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TerraPower in deal with Meta for eight Natrium 345 MW nuclear plants (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | by View All Posts Djysrv | get Natrium 345 MW Nuclear Reactor → | tags: natrium reactor, meta, terrapower

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TerraPower in Deal with Meta for Eight Natrium 345 MW Advanced Nuclear Plants (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | by View All Posts Djysrv | get Natrium 345 MW Reactor → | tags: natrium reactor, meta, terrapower

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Why China is betting on big nuclear reactors (technologyreview.com)

2026-06-11 | by Casey Crownhart | tags: energy, france, investment

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Commonwealth Fusion makes the physics case for its 400 MW reactor (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-09 | get Fusion Reactor Model Kit → | tags: basics, fusion, iter

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A truck-mounted nuclear reactor that runs for decades without refueling is being tested in China (techspot.com)

2026-06-04 | get Portable Nuclear Reactor Kit → | tags: china, truck-mounted nuclear reactor, wu yican

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US Aims to Give Cold War Plutonium to Startups For Nuclear Fuel (slashdot.org)

2026-05-30 | get Nuclear Fuel Recycling Kit → | tags: plutonium, oklo, newcleo

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Nuclear startup Deep Fission says it’s going public, again, and I have questions (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-23 | by Tim De Chant | get Deep Fission Reactor Kit → | tags: deep fission, nasdaq, nuclear reactors

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NASA undertakes major reorganization to reduce bureaucracy and move faster (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-22 | get NASA Official Logo Mug → | tags: nasa, artemis program, moon base

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To achieve major goals, NASA seeks to streamline its organization (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-22 | get NASA Organizational Chart Poster → | tags: nasa, artemis program, moon base

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Rapidly Growing California Wildfire Threatens Contaminated Nuclear Reactor Site (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-20 | get Wildfire Emergency Kit → | tags: california, santa susana, sandy fire