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5th Small Modular Reactor Validated Since June, Poised For Mass Production Another small nuclear reactor has achieved “criticality,” marking the fifth new reactor type to be certified as operationally viable in the United States since June, after none were certified for more than a half-century, as the nation’s “nuclear renaissance” quickly advances to commercial mass-production. Santa Clara, California-based Oklo’s Groves Isotope Test Reactor reached criticality on Aug. 5 at the company’s plant in Lockhart, Texas, and will produce isotopes for medicine, advanced manufacturing, scientific research, space exploration, and national security needs. Unlike...

US To Develop Small Modular Nuclear Reactors For Commercial Shipping Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The United States is seeking to develop small modular nuclear reactors (SMR) for commercial vessels that would potentially bring down shipping costs, the Department of Transportation (DOT) said in a May 7 statement. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks at a press conference at LaGuardia Airport in New York City on Oct. 28, 2025. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images The initiative, launched by DOT Secretary Sean P. Duffy and the Maritime Administration (MARAD), has issued...

Meta To Lay Off Hundreds Of Workers Today As AI Pivot Accelerates Meta Platforms is laying off a few hundred employees today as its workforce restructuring continues, following years of terrible metaverse bets and overhiring during the Covid era. Reports of another round of layoffs surfaced earlier this month, and just last week, Meta shut down Horizon Worlds, its virtual reality social network for Quest headsets. The Information reports that a few hundred employees will be let go today as part of the company's effort to reposition itself in the AI...