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Sisyphus Idaho @sisyphus43.bsky.social

Fast tracked commercial modular nuclear program, designed to supply the energy needs of anticipated AI facilities, to be "unleashed" from nuclear reservations like INL next summer. What could possibly go wrong? #idpol www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

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aug 30, 2025, 7:01 pm • 7 1

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No_ID_Lady @no-id-lady.bsky.social

Meanwhile, we have this kind of insanity, too. What could possibly go wrong? www.utahinvestigative.org/who-is-valar...

The company founders are all young, conservative scions of the startup culture of fast-paced innovation. But while that pace can be game changing, critics say it can also be reckless, and that nuclear power is not a space for entrepreneurs to “move fast and break things” as the popular Mark Zuckerberg motto goes. Valar Atomics has been criticized by nuclear experts for making exaggerated safety claims for its products, even claiming a person could safely hold spent nuclear fuel from their reactors in their hands while receiving only a mild dose of radiation. This at the same time they announced they were joining a lawsuit with other companies and the states of Texas, Arizona, Florida and Utah in suing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, claiming the agency is holding back innovation. It’s a maneuver that critics say misinterprets the law to claim a safety exemption the company has simply not proven that they deserve. Valar Atomics also made news for securing $21 million in venture capital funding to build its first advanced test reactor. Valar Atomics’ story has impressed many, including Utah Gov. Spencer Cox. In May, Cox announced the state had come to an agreement with the company to explore allowing Valar to use the Utah San Rafael Energy Lab in Emery County to build a small modular test reactor by 2026.
aug 30, 2025, 8:10 pm • 3 0 • view
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Sisyphus Idaho @sisyphus43.bsky.social

I'm a veteran of a couple attempts by charlatans trying to get buy in on commercial nuclear plants in SW Idaho based upon a house of cards. One online sleuth delivered a nice package to the SEC which filed fraud charges against the principles. I believe the big cheese is still on the lam.

aug 30, 2025, 9:00 pm • 1 0 • view
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No_ID_Lady @no-id-lady.bsky.social

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I try to stick with things I at least have a tiny bit of understanding about, & nuclear ain’t it. Just READING these two (& associated) articles scares the CRAP outta me. The recklessness (for lack of a better word) feels really terrifying to me 😢

aug 30, 2025, 9:24 pm • 1 0 • view