Latest milestone
A DOE variance package identified the Groves project and its 40-acre Caldwell County site.
2026-01 · DOE contractor variance package
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Groves pilot reactor
Atomic Alchemy's privately funded Groves project under DOE's Reactor Pilot Program pathway.
Lead company · Atomic Alchemy →
Program · Reactor Pilot Program
DOE pilot developmentMedium confidence
Deployment stage3 / 8Development
Deployment trajectory
1Interest
2Preliminary
3Development
4Contractual
5Ready
6Physical
7Operational
8Replication
Next milestone
Complete the DOE safety basis, authorization, construction, and fuel-readiness gates before operation.
- Responsible
- Atomic Alchemy and DOE Idaho Operations
- Key blocker
- DOE authorization, construction, and fuel readiness
GenerationExperimental / unclassified
ScaleTest reactor
Reactor familyDesign TBD
RoleResearch / test
CapacityNot disclosed by DOE
Reporting basisGovernment-reported