@t_blom: Some founders don't follow the arc of progress; they bend it through sheer force of will. Assil is one of them.

Some founders don’t follow the arc of progress; they bend it through sheer force of will.

Assil is one of them.

https://t.co/s7acG8cZ7m

TL;DR

By using thousands of needle-like structures to create a compact steam generator, the nuclear plant footprint is reduced by 80%, construction timelines drop from over a decade to two years. A 10 MW prototype is planned for 2027, grid-scale modules by 2031, ultimately cutting electricity costs by more than half.

Nuclear Energy’s Challenge and Opportunity

A single nuclear fuel pellet contains millions of times more energy than an equivalent volume of coal, but extracting it safely requires power plants costing over $20 billion and taking more than a decade to build. Shrinking the plant size can dramatically cut both time and cost. In fact, reducing one of its largest components—the steam generator—achieves this without compromising power output.

Innovation from MIT

Based on my PhD research at MIT, we built the first compact steam generator using thousands of needle-like structures, occupying just 5% of the space. This enables an 80% reduction in nuclear plant footprint.
Using approved reactor designs, existing fuel, standard uranium resources, and regulatory pathways, construction time shrinks from over a decade to two years.
Our technology is proprietary, patent-pending, and we’ve built a working demonstrator that operates under the exact same conditions as today’s commercial nuclear plants. This is our reactor demonstrator, replicating the temperature, pressure, and chemical environment of current large commercial reactors.

Roadmap

• 2027: First prototype will validate our factory-built 10 MW modular technology, transportable by truck to directly power data centers.
• 2031: Four grid-scale modules can replace a power plant capable of powering a city like Seattle, ultimately cutting electricity costs by more than half.

Building a Modern Nuclear Company

We’re building a modern nuclear company by using synthetic AI workflows to reduce soft costs and leveraging advanced manufacturing for capital efficiency.
This power plant holds an important place in American history: The U.S. invented atomic energy. Yet today, other countries are building more nuclear plants faster.
Now we have the opportunity to mass-produce energy infrastructure, reshape American leadership, win the AI race, clean the grid, and unlock unprecedented human progress.

All my engines are running. Let’s build. It’s a little intense, a little WWE wrestling.

Source: @t_blom: Some founders don’t follow the arc of progress; they bend it through sheer force of will. Assil is one of them. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy8y_t1KAK4)