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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThis progress is not by chance. The US administration has made the development of advanced nuclear energy one of its strategic priorities. Both fission and future nuclear fusion receive institutional support, funding, and streamlined administrative procedures to accelerate their development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The objective is twofold: to strengthen the country's energy independence and to have new sources of electricity capable of powering everything from data centers to critical military installations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As is often the case with emerging technologies, not everyone shares the same enthusiasm. Among the more cautious voices is Edwin Lyman (Director of Nuclear Energy Safety at the Union of Concerned Scientists), who points out that achieving criticality does not automatically guarantee the project's commercial success, nor does it yet demonstrate its large-scale economic viability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And he's right. The history of technology is full of promising prototypes that never managed to gain traction in the market, but this is an advance that deserves attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, Antares' achievement represents a significant step for the U.S. nuclear sector. Reaching criticality is tangible proof that the reactor is functioning as intended and allows progress toward more demanding phases of development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If, within two years, these microreactors truly begin to reliably produce electricity, we could be witnessing the birth of a new category of energy generation. For now, the news inspires cautious optimism: the experiment has worked, but the real test will come when it has to demonstrate its usefulness under real-world conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We will find out soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Views: 0 La energ\u00eda nuclear vuelve a situarse en el centro del debate energ\u00e9tico mundial. En esta ocasi\u00f3n, la protagonista es Antares, una empresa estadounidense especializada en el desarrollo de microreactores nucleares, que acaba de alcanzar un importante hito tecnol\u00f3gico: la criticalidad de su reactor experimental Mark-0. Pero, \u00bfqu\u00e9 significa realmente alcanzar la criticalidad? En […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[153,162,134,135],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-industry","category-nuclear-energy","category-sustainable-energy","category-technology"],"yoast_head":"\n