The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has identified 11 projects that will receive federal support in advancing “first mover” nuclear energy technologies under the Energy Reactor Pilot Program authorized by President Donald Trump in May.
“President Trump’s Reactor Pilot Program is a call to action,” DOE Deputy Secretary James Danly said in an Aug. 12 announcement. “These companies aim to all safely achieve ‘criticality’ by Independence Day [July 4, 2026], and DOE will do everything we can to support their efforts.”
As defined by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), “criticality” is “when each fission event releases a sufficient number of neutrons to sustain an ongoing series of reactions,” a stable consistency that can eventually be used to generate electricity….
DOE Announces 11 Selections for New Nuclear Reactor Pilot Program
