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Announcing our $1B Series B Led By Sequoia

Isaiah Taylor

August 4, 2026Finance

Financing accelerates manufacturing of standardized nuclear power plants to meet the rapidly growing energy demands of artificial intelligence, industry, and national security.

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Los Alamos National Laboratory and Valar Atomics Announce Project NOVA Criticality Milestone in Nevada

Isaiah Taylor

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Valar Atomics Selected for the President’s Accelerated Nuclear Program

Valar Atomics has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to achieve criticality on American soil by July 4th, 2026, pursuant to Executive Order 14301.

Isaiah Taylor

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Roadmap to the American Nuclear Golden Age

Isaiah Taylor

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Valar Atomics is Suing the NRC

The Nuclear Necessity and our decision to sue the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Media

Valar Atomics' Isaiah Taylor: Solving AI's energy crisis with Nuclear Gigasites

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Valar Atomics hosts community open house, giving a public glimpse at its Ward-250 test reactor

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Valar Atomics welcomes community for reactor facility open house

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Emery County Commission approves letter of support for Valar Atomics as Ward250 reactor arrives in the Castle Country

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US military airlifts small reactor as Trump pushes to quickly deploy nuclear power

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DoE, Pentagon Transport Reactor, Wright Says Three Small Reactors Running By July 4

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'Next-generation' nuclear reactor airlifted across three US states after Trump's executive order

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Pentagon Airlifts Microreactor to Utah in First C-17 Nuclear Transport

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On microreactor milestones, the Colorado River, and 'crazy' Europe

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The First C-17 Flight Carrying a Mini Nuclear Reactor Signals a New Power Play

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Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft airlift nuclear reactor in a first-of-its-kind mission

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Pentagon's Nuclear Microreactor Demo Signals New Era for Deployable Power

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Daily on Energy: More on the Potomac River spill, latest on Cuba, and a historic flight for nuclear

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DOW, DOE Partner With Valar Atomics for Transport of 5-Megawatt Nuclear Reactor to Utah

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Next-generation nuclear reactor delivered to Hill Air Force Base

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JUST IN: Energy Secretary Chris Wright Joins Officials For Walk And Talk With Nuclear Energy Company

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U.S. Military Airlifts Mini Nuclear Reactor in First-Ever Flight

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'Nuclear renaissance' takes flight in Riverside County on Sunday

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Next-generation nuclear reactor delivered to Hill Air Force Base

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'The history books will write about this day': Next generation nuclear reactor arrives at Hill Air Force Base aboard a C17

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US conducts first air transport of nuclear microreactor in bid to show technology's viability

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The future of American nuclear energy just touched down in Utah

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U.S. military flew a small nuclear reactor to Utah. Here's what it means for the Beehive State.

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'Historic first': Massive US military jet airlifts nuclear microreactor to Utah

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US military conducts first nuclear microreactor air transport

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US military airlifts a nuclear reactor across three states after Trump pushes for more of the energy source

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US to fire up small reactors in 2026 as part of 'nuclear renaissance'

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El Segundo's Valar Atomics Raises $130 Million to Scale Nuclear Fission

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Up First Radio

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Why this community is cautiously approaching nuclear

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Trump's rush to build nuclear reactors across the U.S. raises safety worries

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Unlimited Energy Is Closer Than Ever, Expert Says—Thanks to This Nuclear Reactor's Breakthrough 'First Heartbeat'

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Nuclear Fission Shows Continuing Popularity (With VCs, At Least)

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Surprise: Cleantech Spending May Hit Record Despite Trump's Carbon Push

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Kilowatts or connections? Trump's favored nuclear start-ups soar to riches.

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This Atom-Splitting Startup Just Hit a Critical Milestone

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Valar achieves cold criticality at LANL

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US startup achieves first controlled fission reaction in major nuclear milestone

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California Startup Claims Historic 'First' in Fission Reactor Milestone

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"Dawn Of A New Era": A US Nuclear Company Becomes First Ever Startup To Achieve Cold Criticality

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Valar Atomics Says It's the First Nuclear Startup to Achieve Criticality

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Valar Atomics Announces $130M Series A

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Nuclear Startup Backed by Luckey, Lockheed Director Raises $130 Million

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Pro Rata Premium: First Look - Series A

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The progress so far: An update on the Reactor Pilot Program

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U.S. Army Plans to Power Bases With Tiny Nuclear Reactors

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Nuclear Race to Power Superintelligence

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US government pushes ahead with plan to fast-track new-age nuclear reactors: 'A call to action'

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US selects 11 projects for program to fast-track small nuclear test reactors

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Energy Department Backs 11 Advanced Nuclear Projects

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US DOE selects 11 advanced nuclear reactor projects for pilot program

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DOE taps 10 advanced reactor companies for expedited nuclear pilot

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Nuclear startups are racing to build test reactors

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Valar Atomics Founder on Nuclear Regulations

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What Trump's Executive Signing Means for Nuclear Power

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Trump signs executive orders to boost nuclear power, speed up approvals

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Donald Trump issues directive to fast-track nuclear energy development

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Trump seeks to boost nuclear industry and overhaul safety regulator

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Nuclear sector sees Trump's orders as green light

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US nuclear sector intensifies lobbying in bid to prevent subsidy cuts

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US startup to build nuclear 'micro' reactor in PH

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US nuclear firm ties up with PNRI to build reactor

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Can Tech Get Nuclear Power to Move at AI Speeds?

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Valar Atomics CEO unveils plan on scaling nuclear for the atomic age

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This high school dropout has raised millions to try to do for nuclear energy what Elon Musk did for space travel

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Valar Atomics comes out of stealth with $19M and a pilot reactor site

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Valar Atomics raises $19M with vision for big off-grid nuclear

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Valar Atomics raises $19M

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Startup founders flooded inauguration parties hopeful for dealmaking

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Inside California's Freedom-Loving, Bible-Thumping Hub of Hard Tech

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Advanced Nuclear Industry Innovator, Mark Mitchell, Joins Valar Atomics as Chief Nuclear Officer

Valar Atomics bolsters its executive ranks with the addition of Mark Mitchell as Chief Nuclear Officer.

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Pre-Seed Round Announcement

Announcing a Pre-Seed Funding Round Led By Riot Ventures

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Announcing Valar Atomics

Today I'm excited to unveil Valar Atomics...

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