Latest milestone
DOE reported that Unity achieved initial criticality at about 11:55 p.m. Mountain Time on June 30, fulfilling the three-reactor July 4 target.
2026-07 · DOE third-criticality announcement
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Unity critical experiment
A zero-power experiment authorized through NRIC's Nuclear Energy Launch Pad; it is not a power-producing reactor.
Lead company · Deployable Energy →
Program · Nuclear Energy Launch Pad
Initial criticality achievedHigh confidence
Deployment stage7 / 8Operational
Deployment trajectory
1Interest
2Preliminary
3Development
4Contractual
5Ready
6Physical
7Operational
8Replication
Next milestone
Translate the experiment into a licensed power design, customer project, fuel plan, and repeatable commercial delivery process.
- Responsible
- Deployable Energy, DOE, and NRC
- Key blocker
- Power design, NRC licensing, fuel, customer project, and commercialization
GenerationExperimental / unclassified
ScaleCritical experiment
Reactor familyDesign TBD
RoleCritical experiment
CapacityNo electricity generation
Reporting basisGovernment-reported