At 16 years old, Isaiah Taylor realized nuclear reactors were being made too big. At 19, he married his childhood sweetheart, Sophie, and at 24 he founded Valar Atomics. “I’ve always just kind of ...
On a cloudy day in late March, Isaiah Taylor, the 27-year-old founder and chief executive of Valar Atomics, a Hawthorne, Calif.–based nuclear energy startup, led me into a large black tent at the Utah ...
As the president explodes the nuclear energy regulatory landscape, hungry startups like Valar Atomics are racing to build new reactors as quickly as possible. But speed comes at what cost?
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox recently announced that the state has partnered with a California startup to bring a nuclear test reactor to the state. What he didn’t mention is that the state and the company, ...
Balerion invests in spacecraft systems, advanced nuclear energy, and deployable power as private capital accelerates the new space economy. DALLAS, Dec. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Balerion Space Ventures ...
Energy Secretary Chris Wright, center, and Under Secretary of Defense Michael Duffey, left, speak with Isaiah Taylor, CEO of Valar Atomics, in February 2026. AP Photo / Matthew Daly But those rules ...
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A nuclear reactor that seems on a fast track for development in Utah, by a company known as Valar Atomics, may yield important research information but it won't produce any ...