Aalo Atomics Unveils Prototype of Industry’s First Fully Modular Nuclear Plant (“Xmr”); New Breed of Reactor Is Purpose-Built for AI and Data Centers

Unveiling Coincides with Completion of Aalo’s Austin-based Manufacturing Facility;
Underscores Startup’s Two-year Growth Trajectory

AUSTIN, Texas: Aalo Atomics, the company building fully modular nuclear plants (“XMRs”) to power modern AI data centers, today unveils the first non-nuclear prototype of its Aalo-1 reactor as well as its state of the art, 40,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Austin. These developments represent a critical step toward achieving the company’s goal of providing data centers with fast, safe, clean, reliable power and is further proof of two-year-old Aalo moving at lightspeed for a nuclear company.

“We believe that to address today’s massive data center market demand, another category of nuclear reactor is needed, one that blends the benefit of the factory manufacturing of microreactors, the power levels of SMRs, and the economic targets of a large reactor,” said Matt Loszak, CEO, Aalo Atomics. “We call this category XMR, with the “X” representing extra flexibility and modularity.”

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.

Aalo, who next year aims to break ground on its first nuclear reactor, has experienced significant momentum in the past months including:

• Aalo was recently selected as one of four partners to develop up to 1 GW of nuclear energy generation capacity at the Texas A&M RELLIS Campus.
• Aalo has purchased a plot of land in Texas for non-nuclear testing.
• Aalo has grown to over 40 employees and is on track to hit 70 employees by the end of the year.
• The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has identified a piece of land at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) as a potential site for Aalo to build a new reactor facility.
• Aalo has signed a MOU with Idaho Falls Power that sets the stage for the deployment of seven factory-built Aalo-1 reactors, totaling 75 MW of power generation.

“We are aiming to do for nuclear reactors what Henry Ford did for cars,” continued Loszak. “Currently, many utilities are shying away from building large nuclear plants, because of the uncertainty in cost and schedule. By making reactors in factories, we make the process fast, repeatable, and predictable, decreasing costs without sacrificing quality or safety.”

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. To learn more, visit www.aalo.com

Fonte: Business Wire