Is This 26-year-old America’s Nuclear Prometheus?

Isaiah Taylor , founder of Valar Atomics , talks about the promise of nuclear energy under Trump 2.0 .

The energy startup is partnering with the Philippines ’ Nuclear Research Institute to develop nuclear energy for the Pacific nation.

In May , Taylor announced that Valar will partner with the state of Utah to build a pilot advanced reactor at the San Rafael Energy Research Center .

Valar says nuclear is the cheapest energy and it does happen to be carbon-neutral.

He says the EPA Museum left the first Trump administration out of the nuclear industry.

Valar : The most obvious thing that you should do for your country is to make energy cheaper.

The focus on the left has been not how to make cheaper energy and more abundant energy, he says.

The nuclear industry has been, somewhat, a public-private partnership over the last 50 years , which I think has driven a lot of irrationality into it, unfortunately.

The three major nuclear incidents that have happened so far have pertained to what’s called water reactors.

Water reactors use water in the core for a combination of cooling and moderation.