Valar Atomics ran an Nvidia Blackwell AI chip off a nuclear microreactor on July 1, 2026, a US first backed by $450M in funding at a $2B valuation.

July 1 : Valar Atomics, a nuclear power startup, said on Wednesday it is partnering with Nvidia to develop a small data center in Utah that the companies claim will show how…

Valar Atomics ran an Nvidia Blackwell AI chip off a nuclear microreactor on July 1, 2026, a US first backed by $450M in funding at a $2B valuation.

Start-up Valar says small nuclear reactors can be used with closed-loop cooling systems to reduce data centre power, water needs

Will this solve the AI boom’s power and water bottlenecks?

In den USA entwickeln mehrere Startups Atomreaktoren. Valar Atomics hat als erstes von ihnen gezeigt, dass sein System funktioniert.

Valar Atomics ha alimentato per la prima volta negli Stati Uniti un chip NVIDIA Blackwell utilizzando l'elettricit� prodotta da un reattore nucleare sperimentale. L'azienda e…

Valar Atomics, ein Startup, das neue Atomreaktoren entwickelt, hat mit seinem Reaktor erstmals einen KI-Chip betrieben. Ist das ein PR-Gag oder ein echter Durchbruch? Das Startup…