Microreactors go critical on a presidential deadline

Claim

AMPERA completed the first full-scale 3D-printed nuclear reactor module for its factory-built thorium design and Deployable Energy's Unity reactor went critical at Idaho National Laboratory, the third US microreactor to hit the presidential deadline, as power-equipment makers scrambled for a market worth over $200 billion a year.

Reported metric: >$200B/yr

Reporting date: 2026-07-04 (not necessarily the event date)

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