US 10-MWe nuclear reactor reaches criticality for commercial data center power ^43.5%

Interesting Engineering - By Neetika Walter - 7/6/2026, 9:38 PM

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Aalo Atomics has achieved criticality for its Aalo-X Critical Test Reactor at Idaho National Laboratory, marking the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in the company’s reactor program and moving it closer to supplying power to commercial data centers. The milestone was reached in the early hours of July 4 under authorization... more