Executive Order Execution: Three Reactors Achieved Criticality Before July 4th

Executive Order Execution: Three Reactors Achieved Criticality Before July 4th On July 1st, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced microreactor developer Deployable Energy had achieved criticality on their Unity reactor design at Idaho National Labs (INL).  CRITICALITY NUMBER THREE! 🎉 On June 30, 2026, at around 11:55 PM MDT, @DeployableE’s Unity microreactor achieved initial criticality at @INL. It is the third nuclear test reactor this year to go critical under @ENERGY aut...

By Tyler Durden