SMRTR Science & EngineeringAug 20, 2026Interesting Engineering

Compact nuclear reactor with 40-fold smaller footprint bags $31M to deploy in two years

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Apollo Atomics, an MIT spinout, raised $31 million to commercialize a compact nuclear reactor 40 times smaller than traditional designs. By redesigning the steam generator for 10x higher power density, the startup plans factory-built reactors shipped by truck, cutting deployment time to under two years.

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