Trump touts U.S. nuclear energy advancements

Four US advanced nuclear startups have achieved reactor criticality ahead of a July 4 deadline set by Trump's 2025 executive orders to quadruple US nuclear capacity by 2050. This is the first wave of privately funded advanced reactors to operate in the US in over 50 years, with direct military deployment and data centre applications in scope.

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