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Trump celebrates nuclear developers who hit deadline for new reactors
President Donald Trump hosted several advanced nuclear companies at the White House on Friday, touting the administration’s efforts to build out nuclear energy to meet the surging power demand from artificial intelligence.
TL;DR
- President Trump hosted advanced nuclear companies at the White House.
- The meeting focused on building nuclear energy to meet AI's power demands.
- Companies like Antares Nuclear, Deployable Energy, Valar Atomics, and Aalo Atomics met a deadline for developing advanced small nuclear reactors.
- An executive order from May 2025 aimed for three new advanced small nuclear reactors to reach "criticality" by July 4.
- The administration is pushing for nuclear energy to meet surging AI power demands.