Episode Details

A conversation that reframes nuclear energy as a manufacturing challenge, not just a policy one. In this condensed Relentless episode, host Ti Morse speaks with Isaiah Taylor, founder of Valar Atomics, about building repeatable nuclear reactors fast, safely, and at lower cost. This summary compresses the full-length episode into a 10-minute recap, highlighting Valar’s modular reactor strategy, why Taylor thinks “slow and safe are not the same thing,” and how vertical integration, brutal iteration, and community trust are reshaping nuclear startup execution. You’ll also hear how a bare Utah test site became a reactor build in months, why 25 MW may be the ideal unit size, and what Taylor believes it will take to make American nuclear energy ten times cheaper. Listen now to get the key ideas in minutes.