@isaiah_p_taylor: Good morning. Last night at 8:51pm Mountain Time, the Valar Atomics Nuclear Operations team brought Ward 250 to 10kW th…
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Valar Atomics nuclear operations team brought Ward 250 to 10kW thermal output overnight, marking the first nuclear power achieved by a startup.
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Good morning.
Last night at 8:51pm Mountain Time, the Valar Atomics Nuclear Operations team brought Ward 250 to 10kW thermal output. We held this power level throughout the night.
This is another historic milestone from the Valar team, marking first nuclear power by a startup. https://t.co/P3ybw6g3Ey
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