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July 6, 2026Early Saturday, as part of the U.S. Department of Energy Reactor Pilot Program, Aalo Atomics’ advanced reactor design, Aalo-X, successfully completed a zero-power fueled criticality demonstration.Energy.gov
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Press ReleasesJuly 2, 2026The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Dominance Financing celebrates the one-year anniversary of President Trump’s historic Working Families Tax Cuts.Energy.gov
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Press ReleasesJuly 1, 2026Deployable Energy’s demonstration reactor, Unity, successfully achieved criticality, marking the fulfillment of President Trump’s executive order directing DOE to authorize three advanced reactors with the goal of achieving criticality in each by July 4, 2026.Energy.gov
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June 23, 2026Financing will help rebuild America's nuclear supply chain and accelerate deployment of 10 new large-scale reactors.Energy.gov
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June 22, 2026Advanced negotiations underway with industry to potentially turn multi-billion-dollar government waste liability into a national energy asset.Office of Nuclear Energy
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June 18, 2026Today, as part of the U.S. Department of Energy Reactor Pilot Program, Valar Atomics’ advanced reactor design, Ward 250, successfully completed a zero-power fueled criticality demonstration.Energy.gov
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June 18, 2026NNSA will host a four-day Safeguards and Security by Design workshop for U.S. advanced and small modular reactor vendors that seek to deploy their technologies in the U.S. and abroad. There will be an optional one-day cybersecurity workshop, as well.National Nuclear Security Administration
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Press ReleasesJune 9, 2026The U.S. Department of Energy today released the finalized Fusion Science and Technology (FS&T) Roadmap, a national strategy to accelerate the development and commercialization of fusion energy on the most rapid, responsible timeline in history.Energy.gov
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June 4, 2026Today, as part of the U.S. Department of Energy Reactor Pilot Program, Antares Nuclear’s advanced reactor design, the Mark-0, successfully completed a zero-power fueled criticality demonstration at DOE's Idaho National Laboratory.Energy.gov
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May 23, 2026Looking back on a transformative 12 months of progress since President Trump's executive orders on nuclear energy.Office of Nuclear Energy