Backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Founders Fund, Radiant Industries says its megawatt nuclear power generators are cleaner and safer compared to the diesel alternatives that dominate the market for remote and backup power generation.
, the past few years have seen an uptick in the use of diesel generators for backup power when the grid goes down. In California alone, the number of such generators shot up 34% between 2018 and 2020,. That power can be vital in emergency situations to operate medical and other needed equipment. But it comes with a huge cost to human health.
“I think the way people think about nuclear is changing now,” Bernauer, 41, says. “In the past five to 10 years, there's been a vision of a new future where nuclear plays a role.” . Each of these small particles is comprised of uranium, oxygen and carbon covered by ceramic and carbon materials. The particles are then formulated into larger cylinders or spheres for use in reactors.
April Novak, a nuclear engineer at the Argonne National Laboratory who has been working with Radiant on the development of its reactors, notes that there are several aspects of Kaleidos’ design that makes it unique among other microreactor concepts being developed. First is that its small and portable design makes it ideal for a number of applications, ranging from providing backup power during emergencies to being set along the highways to provide power to electric vehicle charging.
Then in 2019, the Department of Defense issued a call from industry for small, portable microreactors the size of shipping containers that could be used by the military. For Bernauer, this seemed like a great opportunity to prove out the small nuclear reactor concept he was working on for potential use on Mars, because the military as a customer would mean more stability in terms of potential revenue and regulatory pathways. So he left SpaceX to found Radiant that same year.
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