California nuclear startup to build reactor plant at Tennessee Manhattan Project site

Published October 13, 2025 4:43pm ET



What was once the site of uranium enrichment facilities used for the Manhattan Project is now set to become the site of the world’s first mass-produced nuclear reactor. 

California nuclear startup Radiant Industries announced on Monday that it would be building its first factory to mass produce micro-reactors in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, encompassing parts of two historic Manhattan Project sites

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