Atomic Art

Author: The Kernel and Kiersten Sundell Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) have attracted attention to nuclear energy that hasn’t been seen in decades. The phrase “SMR” now appears in landmark federal legislation, bills to lift state nuclear construction bans, and deployment plans for data centers, military bases, and disaster relief zones. It all sounds like progress, but is […]

Author: The Kernel and Kiersten Sundell A technical competition is underway to determine which company will be first to navigate regulatory approval, secure financing, and commercially operate an electricity-generating advanced nuclear reactor in the United States. We’re calling it the Advanced Reactor Race™, and most U.S. based companies are inventing new designs from scratch. Kairos Power is

Author: The Kernel and Kiersten Sundell Advanced reactor developers are facing a regulatory paradox: the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) won’t license new designs without operational data, but obtaining that data requires building a reactor, which requires a license. While many companies are stuck in this catch-22, Austin-based Aalo Atomics, a startup founded in 2022, found a way

Author: The Kernel and Kiersten Sundell Most companies in the advanced reactor race are trying to scale down gigawatt-sized nuclear plants into something commercially viable. Radiant Nuclear, founded in 2020 by former SpaceX engineers, is taking the opposite approach: build something so small it fits on a single truck, then factory-generate dozens of them per year. Coming

Author: The Kernel and Kiersten Sundell The race to build the first commercial advanced nuclear reactor features startups, established manufacturers, and…. a defense contractor that’s been building submarine reactors for 70 years. BWX Technologies (BWXT) has commercial reactor designs ready whenever they feel like it, which apparently isn’t yet. They’ve manufactured nuclear reactors since the USS Nautilus,

Author: The Kernel and Kiersten Sundell There’s a new tech war brewing in the United States, and it’s fueled by billions of dollars, national energy security, and the massive egos of companies convinced that they can reinvent nuclear power. It’s the race to deploy the first game-changing advanced reactor. GE Hitachi’s plan is to make existing technology

Author: The Kernel and Kiersten Sundell Dozens of companies are racing to deploy the next wave of advanced nuclear reactors in the United States, each convinced their design will work better and deploy faster than the competition. Westinghouse’s position in this competition is unique, as they’re the only participant who’s already crossed a finish line. Their AP1000

Author: The Kernel and Kiersten Sundell The United States has struggled for decades to deploy new nuclear reactors. Now, dozens of companies are racing to break that streak, each convinced that their advanced technology will arrive first and reshape American energy. Holtec International’s approach is strategic, not revolutionary: conventional pressurized water reactors made smaller, built on property

Author: Kiersten Sundell Generation Atomic’s 2022 Atomic Art Contest asked artists across the globe one thing: what does the future of nuclear power look like? In response, artists from 34 countries rose to the challenge and produced some of the most exceptional artwork that industry experts have ever seen. The contest featured judges such as artist Angel

Author: David de Caires Watson An example of how DALL·E adds a new layer of reality. I recently made the case that developers should put community spaces at the heart of future nuclear power projects. I believe this could help break down some of the mystery and stigma surrounding nuclear power. I talked about how, in Iceland,

Author: David de Caires Watson Using a revolutionary AI tool to re-imagine nuclear energy. DALL·E is a ground-breaking artificial intelligence tool trained using millions of images and capable of generating original art, photos and illustrations via a simple, natural language text prompt. And I do mean original; none of the below images are real or exist anywhere on the

6 Ways Nuclear Energy Is Like The Love Of Your Life Author: Madison Schroder Happy Valentine’s Day! Whether you are spending this holiday with a special someone or with the remote and the Hallmark channel, aren’t we all daydreaming about our soulmate today? When you think of your perfect match, are they trustworthy? Rich? Intelligent?

Author: Madison Schroder Looking for experience in the field of environmental advocacy? Interested in learning more about nuclear energy? Here are some reasons why you should apply to be a Generation Atomic intern (from a former intern). 1. Be a part of the solution First, if you are someone passionate about climate change and learning

The work of a San Francisco artist is creating space for reflection and introspection about nuclear technology’s impact on society. Author: David de Caires Watson “Radiation is our friend, but it commands our respect…The road will be a long one, for all our nuclear societies, but one worth walking.” — Angel Rafael Vázquez-Concepción I’ve long

Author: David Watson You’ve heard of living “off-grid”, but how about living “off-world”? Many of us dream about a future in space; few of us actually plan for it. So when I came across Space Is More, I was amazed by what I found. Most of all, I was inspired to discover nuclear energy is the key

Author: David Watson “It had to be atomic” says designer of vessel so beautiful, it will make you weep. I recently stumbled across something so beautiful, so ambitious, so CRAZY, that I couldn’t believe what I was looking at. I’m talking about the Earth 300 superyacht. It’s hard to know how to describe the Earth 300, designed by

Author: David Watson And why taking fire from the gods has unintended consequences for human morality. The Ancient Greeks used myths to help them make sense of everyday life. Could the story of Prometheus and the gift of fire help us think about how we view nuclear technology? In Greek mythology, Prometheus was one of the