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Aalo Atomics achieves criticality on July 4
Executive Order 14301 set an ambitious goal for at least three test reactors to achieve criticality by July 4. Two private companies participating in the Department of Energy’s Reactor Pilot Program—Antares and Valar Atomics—reached this stage earlier in June, and Deployable Energy—participating in the DOE's Nuclear Energy Launch Pad—became the third last week.
In the last few weeks, reports indicated that Aalo would be next, reaching criticality at Idaho National Laboratory with a low-enriched uranium–fueled, sodium-cooled reactor on or near the target date set forth by President Trump’s EO 14301. In the early hours of July 4, Aalo’s critical test reactor—a full-scale zero-power version of its planned 10-MWe Aalo-X—did just that, becoming the fourth DOE-authorized reactor to hit the milestone.
May 27, 2022|12:15–12:45PM (1:15–1:45PM EDT)
Available to All Users
Nuclear energy is an exciting and evolving field that offers many career paths. ANS's Young Members Group continues the Spotlight on Nuclear Careers series with a casual chat with Sarah Camba Lynn, an engineering manager at Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant in Glen Rose, TX. Following the chat, attendees are invited to participate in a question and answer session with Sarah.
Presenter
Sarah Camba Lynn, Manager, Balance of Plant & Diesel Systems Strategic Engineering Group, Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant
About Sarah Camba Lynn
Sarah is manager of the Balance of Plant & Diesel Systems Strategic Engineering Group at Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant in Glen Rose, Texas, where she oversees a team that owns a total of 28 plant systems. She has been with Luminant since 2016.
In a prior role, she was a Nuclear Steam Supply System Engineer for five years at Comanche Peak and interned with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Sarah currently serves as Treasurer for the ANS Young Members Group Executive Committee and Executive Committee Member in the Operations & Power Division.
She earned a B. S. degree in Nuclear Engineering from Texas A&M University, with a certificate in Engineering Project Management.
Moderator
Ishita Trivedi, ANS Young Members Group
