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This special 250th Independence Day, we're celebrating our team & a major milestone. To mark the occasion our team signed the reactor vessel, arranging our signatures into the shape of the American flag. Every breakthrough is powered by the people behind it. Happy 4th of July🇺🇸

Step into Zeno's nuclear battery production facility.

Imagine telling someone in 1999… The year is 2026. The President is Donald Trump in his second non consecutive term. The richest man in the world is PayPal cofounder Elon Musk… but not because of fintech or Paypal. Because of rockets, electric cars, AI, satellites, brain chips and something called “Boring Company”. Apple is worth trillions but its main business isn’t computers… its selling glass rectangles everyone stares at for 9 hours a day. People don’t watch TV. They watch teenagers explain geopolitics, finance, and relationship advice in ~60 second videos. The biggest taxi company owns no taxis. The biggest hotel company owns no hotels. The most powerful media companies are social networks where everyone argues with strangers for free. Kids are making millions filming themselves playing video games. AI Robots write emails, code, legal memos, songs, essays, and breakup texts. The internet is mostly bots arguing with humans who are trying to prove they aren’t bots. You can summon a car, groceries, a doctor, a date, a private jet, or a dog walker from your phone. People pay real money for invisible currencies, digital monkeys, AI girlfriends and pictures that disappear after 24 hours. The richest companies in the world don’t sell oil, steel, or cars. They sell attention, compute, data, and addiction. And somehow, after all of that everyone is still using Excel.

@OverReactor1776 Thank you for all the hard work. Your shots on goal approach reminds us all that success for nuclear industry comes in many ways!

Now that I’m out of government, I can finally respond for myself: Get bent, soyboy. We didn’t do this for “Silicon Valley . . . companies.” We did this for you, for your family, your community, your state, your nation, and your species. Nuclear energy provides the safest, highest density, reliable power available on our planet. My career colleagues at DOE and NRC inspired me to think about nuclear as a way to forge American steel and electrolyze aluminum without releasing particulate matter, to desalinate water in the Middle East and save humanity from resource wars. By rejecting the false narratives and Cold War hysteria, we can secure the next American century while raising whole countries out of poverty. Do you really think I left an incredible career at Kirkland, paid out of pocket for an apartment in DC and dozens of cross-country trips, and left my family on the west coast because I wanted to enrich people I never met before taking this job? I came to D.C. to do something that mattered, to satisfy a driving curiosity (more on that later), and, most importantly, to serve. As I learned more about nuclear energy and its history, I developed a conviction that one nuclear’s biggest issues was a culture of cynicism: nothing new or exciting could happen because it would end in disappointment, and that militated against rocking the boat even a tiny bit. The career staff in government and their industry counterparts lived through dark winters before and stopped believing that warm springs could bloom into summers. I have two core philosophies. First, I believe in ruthless optimism. Rational decision making requires detached risk analysis. But we also cannot win if we believe we can lose. Merging the two requires orienting teams around driving missions. That way, when a real opportunity presents itself, you can take a huge swing. If I take credit for anything—honestly, almost all of the success belongs to the incredible and dedicated people at @ENERGY and @NRCgov—it’s countering the cultural rot and morass that risked forfeiting American excellence. My colleagues and I gave cover to the scientists and engineers, which freed them up to focus on delivering safe power. And, as success materialized, they started to dream again. That’s why the pilot program succeeded, and why I feel confident about the future of NLICs and NRC reform. Nobody needs me anymore because they can innovate on their own. My second core philosophy is to assume positive intent. Avi, I know that you heard about my real motivations from multiple people you interviewed when preparing your hit piece on me. Rather than telling that story, one which could help inspire another generation of people to use their talents for the greater good, you ignored them. Instead, you implied that Peter Thiel recruited me for nefarious purposes. (I’ve never met him, but, @peterthiel, if you’re reading this, I’m a huge fan!) Nuclear regulation starts and ends with safety. I promised everyone I worked with that I would resign before doing or pushing for anything that could compromise public safety. But I also distinguished between real safety and performative bullshit. That’s what the careers came to embrace, too. We love nuclear, why would we do anything that could risk threatening its future? America faces a crossroads. We can either trod a road of cultural decay or hike our way back to the peak of global innovation. Join me on the latter path. Correct the fear mongering and conspiracies and tell the story of America’s great reindustrialization. Tell the story of our public servants, our great entrepreneurs, our scientific dominance. Tell the real story about how DOGE went nuclear.

@GovNuclear Nuke Rx boil water so you can make memes with AI

You have one chance to explain what a boiling-water nuclear reactor is. What are you saying? 👇

@isaiah_p_taylor Congratulations! Build, test, iterate!

Moments ago, Valar Atomics took Ward 250 critical for the first time. This fulfills President Trump’s EO 14301, which called for 3 advanced reactors to go critical by July 4th. This is our second criticality as a company, and an important step toward our goal of power by July 4.

How @zeno_power Is Turning Nuclear Waste Into Space Power

For decades, Vallecitos was a national asset. It can be one again, helping industrialize @zeno_power advanced nuclear technologies and strengthen America's domestic nuclear capabilities. Non-rad operations are already underway with radiological operations planned later this year

At @zeno_power, we’ve dreamed it, designed it, and tested it. Now it’s time to industrialize it. Plug-and-play nuclear power for the harshest places — where batteries die and fuel deliveries are impossible. More next week.

I’m running for Congress. As a policy expert, lawyer, and proven problem-solver, I’ve spent my career tackling tough challenges—and delivering real results. Now, I’m ready to fight for our future in Washington. Let’s get to work. #VA11 youtube.com/watch?v=1_iOud…

2024 was a defining year for Zeno – one that validated our founding vision and accelerated our commercialization of nuclear batteries for use from deep sea to deep space. Read our full year-in-review post on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

Confirmed, 50-45: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #835 Matthew James Marzano to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 2028.

Our co-founder & CEO Tyler Bernstein spoke as part of the #ANSwinter2024 plenary session, sharing learnings from our work commercializing radioisotope power systems — from the importance of partnerships to building a world-class team across disciplines.

Honored to have been selected for the inaugural 40 Under 40 list by the @ANS_org. Congrats to everyone on the list! Nuclear energy holds a pivotal position in addressing the growing demand for a reliable & sustainable energy source. I am excited to contribute to this endeavor.

Team Zeno was front and center at the Association of Commercial Space Professionals Space Nuclear Policy Summit – participating in multiple panels on space and hosting a networking reception to celebrate the event!

A great example highlighting the opportunities made possible through innovation. This partnership is repurposing legacy nuclear material that was slated for disposal to advance new power systems.

Another innovative Oak Ridge partnership is making headlines. @zeno_power diverted radioactive material from disposal, and they are recycling it for new power systems!

Thank you @SecGranholm for highlighting the value of beneficially reusing waste products! Proud to be part of @zeno_power team that is focused on revitalizing radioisotope power systems for national security, scientific exploration, and commercial applications!

We're proud to be working with commercial space leaders @Int_Machines & @blueorigin, as well as government agencies including @NASA & @SpaceForceDoD, to provide sustainable, reliable power for the next generation of missions & challenges in space. arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/…

We're pleased to see the passage of the ADVANCE Act – and leaders from both sides of the aisle supporting next-generation nuclear deployment! ⚛️ Read more on the legislation and its significance here: cnet.com/home/energy-an…