Dubbed the Aalo Pod, the company says that the prototype belongs to the category of XMR, or an extra modular reactor with extra flexibility and modularity, according to a press release.
With the rise of demand for clean energy, nuclear power is poised for a major comeback as an energy source without any carbon emissions. Previous experiences in dealing with nuclear energy have faced issues such as project delays and cost overruns. Attempts are being made to avoid them using small modular reactor (SMR) designs.
The Aalo-1 reactor is the core component of the company’s Aalo Pod XMR, a 50 MWe power plant purpose-built for data centers. Each Aalo Pod contains five Aalo-1 reactors, is fully modular (both the reactor and the plant) and can scale seamlessly to gigawatts. With a small physical footprint and no need for external water sources, the Aalo Pod is easy to collocate onsite with the data center. Aalo’s ability to mass manufacture and ship the entire Aalo Pod via standard shipping methods significantly shortens installation time. Additionally, Aalo-1 reactors are sodium-cooled and use proven-safe, readily available low enriched uranium fuel (LEU+).
“Today’s AI revolution requires unprecedented power resources. Nuclear energy offers clear advantages, and Aalo’s breakthrough XMR category delivers the right balance of scale, modularity, and economics to enable fast deployment of clean and reliable power at competitive costs. This is what nuclear energy for the AI age looks like,” said Kirsty Gogan, Founding Director and Co-CEO, Terra Praxis.
About Aalo Atomics
Aalo Atomics, based in Austin, Texas, builds nuclear reactors to power modern AI data centers. Founded in 2023, Aalo has secured over $36M in funding to-date from multiple investors including 50Y, Valor Equity Partners, Harpoon Ventures, Crosscut, SNR, Alumni Ventures, Preston Werner, Earth Venture, Garage Capital, Wayfinder, Jeff Dean, and Nucleation Capital.
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