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US Nuclear Microreactors Hit Criticality Milestone
Four nuclear reactors in the US achieved criticality by July 4, meeting a Trump administration goal set last year for three new microreactors to reach that milestone by the nation's 250th birthday. Criticality confirms a reactor can sustain a chain reaction.
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