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U.S. Department of Energy Reactor Pilot Program

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) officially kicked off President Trump’s Nuclear Reactor Pilot Program, announcing it will initially work with 11 advanced reactor projects to move technologies toward deployment. The new pilot program was created under Executive Order 14301, which reforms reactor testing at the Department and sets a goal to construct, operate, and achieve criticality of at least three test reactors using the DOE authorization process by July 4, 2026. 

Seeking DOE authorization provided under the Atomic Energy Act will help today’s selected companies— Aalo Atomics Inc., Antares Nuclear Inc., Atomic Alchemy Inc., Deep Fission Inc., Last energy Inc., Oklo Inc., Natura Resources LLC, Radiant Industries Inc., Terrestrial Energy Inc., and Valar Atomics Inc.— unlock private funding and provide a fast-tracked approach to future commercial licensing activities.   

Each company will be responsible for all costs associated with designing, manufacturing, constructing, operating, and decommissioning their test reactors. We look forward to working with these 11 projects to safely and efficiently accelerate the deployment of advanced nuclear technology.  

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