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Most of our crew have made this mess for the last 20 years. Life inside the #dotcons algorithm is a trap—one that people fight for, troll for, and become addicted to. These platforms are designed to feed engagement through division, making people react emotionally rather than think critically.
#Failbook and the rise of victim culture isn't an accident. It's a feature, not a bug. The algorithm rewards outrage, amplifies conflict, and keeps people in a loop of reaction rather than action. People get stuck performing identities instead of building real alternatives.
The #OMN approach? Step outside the algorithm. Build trust-based networks where people interact as humans, not as data points for corporate profit. The #Fediverse and #ActivityPub-based platforms offer a path out, but we need to push harder to grow them in a way that challenges #mainstreaming liberal control.
We don’t need more “ethical” #dotcons. We need an independent, federated media ecosystem. That’s what the #OMN is about.
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@rooftopjaxx think we have had that for the last 20 years since people jumped into #failbook and the #dotcons in general, what's next?
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Mastodon, Meta and Threads
For people who focus on working with the #dotcons there are meany traps, and a lot of dead-ends. This is less of an issue for people fighting them, the problem here is "common sense" #blocking this second useful path, which is a much less lucrative and a thank less task. So we will continue to have more people on the first mess path. A post that grew from a toot seed, I wonder if Mastodon is to Meta what Firefox once was to Google a small but significant project that big corporations can […] -
The current path of distraction’s and #stupidindividualism are pushing the cycle of pointless noise that is feeding into our inability to focus on real change. People are busy, swept up in distractions, and pointless pursuits to be the change and challenge they need to be. It’s a cycle of complacency with a bad outcome. Agitation, anger, and disturbance are powerful motivators, but we need to focus into something meaningful, to avoid drowning in the noise, we need to focus on what’s actually going on. But, in this mess, how do we push people to grow up and focus without falling into the trap of more #blocking or just offering more distractions or ‘better bling’?
The answer is simple and #KISS, by recreating collectives. We’ve seen first hand how hyper individualism (#stupidindividualism) isolates people, leaving them powerless against larger systemic issues. Rebuilding real, engaged, and active communities is key. Movements like #OMN, #OGB, #indymediaback, and #4opens are examples of initiatives that become the change and challenge we need. These projects draw from undercurrents of ideas that we know work, combining them with the best of #openweb tech to grow from small seeds into real change.
But it’s also essential to dig at the roots of the mess: #pomo (#postmodernism) and the #deathcult (#neoliberalism), ideologies that have shaped the mess we’re in, cynicism and cutting off collective alternatives. If we don’t address these root issues, they will keep returning, and we’ll remain stuck in the same cycles of decay.
The #geekproblem is real, it’s the problem of domination and control born out of geek culture shaped by “common sense” paths. Look at the decline of the #dotcons like #failbook and Google, where #fashionista optimism gave way to corporate greed. Then look at early days of #openweb projects like #couchsurfing and #indymedia, we had healthy, thriving native cultures that weren’t obsessed with control. The key is to recognize what went wrong and build on a path that doesn’t repeat those mistakes.
What the #dotcons think the future is, from meta
The challenge is that many within geek culture can’t see the value of projects like #OMN, as it exists outside their narrow, “common sense” world-views. We need to help people see beyond the obvious, look for non-mainstream alternatives, and recognize that the solutions aren’t in the corporate web but in the decentralized, open spaces, commons, we create ourselves.
Now is the time to reboot our own media and to be wary of #fashionista agendas that hijack and dilute the change we need. The way forward is messy, organic, and rooted in collective action. What we can do:
- Agitate and Disturb: Use media, art, and culture to push people out of their comfort zones and make them question the status quo. The hashtag story is a tool to do this.
- Build Collectives: Recreate spaces where people can work together meaningfully, paths that empower communities to balance the current #stupidindividualism. The OMN are projects for this.
- Focus on the Roots: Don’t only address symptoms, dig deep into the core ideologies that keep returning and haunting us, like #pomo and the #deathcult. This website is a tool for this
- Reboot Media: We need to take back control of our media, using open technology to create alternatives that aren’t based on capitalist greed but on #KISS shared values. There is a native project for this indymediaback
- Stay Wary of Distractions: Resist the temptation of ‘better bling.’ The solution is not to make the distractions shinier, but to focus on what matters.
The path out of this mess is in part social tech, which we need to build. It’s time to grow up, pay attention, and start building the world we actually want to live in. A shovel is need to compost the current mess #OMN. But I don’t have the focus to do this, we need a crew.
The key part of this is WHO decides, this is a political and democratic issue, not a tech “problem” we need to build with this strongly in mind.
#4opens #blocking #couchsurfing #deathcult #dotcons #failbook #fashionista #geekproblem #indymedia #indymediaback #KISS #neoliberalism #OGB #OMN #openweb #pomo #postmodernism #stupidindividualism
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The Potential of #Hashtags as Shared Social Paths
#Hashtags have potential to be used for social change. They create connections between people, amplify voices, and mobilize communities. When used effectively, they transform individual expressions into collective movements. However, the current culture presents significant challenges to this.
The Problem of #StupidIndividualism
Today we are shaped by #stupidindividualism, on this path hashtags become acts of individual expression rather than collective tools for change. This individualistic approach hides the potential for constructive use. Instead of fostering solidarity and shared purpose, hashtags become fragmented and lose any meaning and thus impact.
#Dotcons as temples of the #Deathcult
Tech silos like Facebook (#failbook) and generally the dominant digital corporations (#dotcons) exacerbate this problem. Their business models and design promote individualism over community, a culture obsessed with profit and control at the expense of human values—creates a landscape where meaningful social change is impossible to achieve.
The Need for Collective Action
For #hashtags to regain their function as tools for social change, there needs to be a shift from individualism to collectivism. This requires:
- Shared Understanding: Developing a common understanding of the issues and the role hashtags can play in addressing them.
- Community Building: Using hashtags to build and strengthen communities rather than just expressing individual opinions.
- Strategic Use: Deploying hashtags strategically to mobilize action, raise awareness, and create pressure for change.
- Platform Accountability: Holding digital platforms accountable with the #4opens
The Role of Movements like #XR
Movements like Extinction Rebellion (#XR), though well on the #fluffy side, can play a role in this transformation. By emphasizing collective action and the power of grassroots mobilization, they could seed hashtags to build a global community, a common cause.
Conclusion, Hashtags have potential to be used for grassroots social change, but this potential is blocked by our #mainstreaming of individualism, which is pushed by our continuing use of the #dotcons. To harness the power of hashtags, there needs to be a shift towards native #openweb tools and a more collective agenda, community building, and strategic use. Movements like #XR could be a part of this path, as could projects like #OMN #indymediaback and #OGB
https://hamishcampbell.com/the-hashtags-embody-a-story-and-world-view
https://hamishcampbell.com/the-hashtags-tell-a-storie
https://hamishcampbell.com/why-is-it-so-hard-to-understand-what-am-on-about-in-the-omn
https://hamishcampbell.com/reminder-about-the-hashtag-family
https://hamishcampbell.com/thinking-outreach-of-the-hashtag-story
https://hamishcampbell.com/lets-talk-about-the-hashtag-story
https://hamishcampbell.com/what-is-a-hashtag
You can support this path https://opencollective.com/open-media-network
https://hamishcampbell.com/hashtags-for-social-change/
#4opens #deathcult #dotcons #failbook #fluffy #hashtags #indymediaback #mainstreaming #OGB #OMN #openweb #stupidindividualism #XR
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With the flooding in Oxford the only place am getting news is from local #failbook groups, every other sources #openweb and #dotcons is empty of this very important local issue.
This is a terrible indictment of our social technology #fediverse
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I think we face the usual problem of working on and implementing policy for yesterday's issues.
* We are coming out of ten years of Blockchain mess
* Now we are into #AI mess, the is no intelligence in the current round, only artificial writing.
Let's look at what actually matters
The original openweb had #4opens in this context #opendata is the issue we are talking about.
We then had 20 years of the #dotcons with #closeddata. Which you have talked about.
Coming out of this, we have an active openweb reboot happing with federation and opendata.
For example with #Mastodon, the #Fediverse, #bluesky and #Nosta which have grown from half a million to 10 to 15 million users over the last year. #WordPress building #ActivityPub support for a quarter of the internet and #Failbook's #threads.
You are seeing a different world back to #opendata, if you run a mastodon instance you will have a large part of the content of the Fediverse sitting in your database in plan text....
Take this into account with policy and regulation please
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Not much is radical
Putting content into #dotcons creates a feedback loop with diminishing returns. The impact is marginal - and shrinking - because all you are really doing is training #failbook’s algorithms to better sell you, and everyone who interacts with your content, more “stuff.” This includes not just products, but ideology: the subtle shaping of thought, behaviour, and community through algorithmic social control. It’s very easy to get pulled into a #flamewar on #failbook, because conflict […] -
Our hashtags try to name it: #stupidindividualism #deathcult #dotcons #nothingnew in that we repeat the same patterns, inside the same systems, and wonder why nothing changes. What does mainstreaming do? https://hamishcampbell.com/what-does-mainstreaming-do/
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Digital Detox Is Urgently Needed
Fighting #fashionistas with fashion. We have an app outline for that: iPhone or android. Not as a lifestyle tweak, not as wellness branding, not as another individual “better habits” story. These proposed apps and the wider projects have nothing to do with self-optimisation, productivity hacks, or personal purity. Framing it that way is already defeat - that’s #stupidindividualism doing the work of the #dotcons for them. What we’re facing in our digital mess isn’t only a failure […]https://hamishcampbell.com/digital-detox-is-urgently-needed/
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Chloe Domont’s Neon Thriller ‘A Place In Hell’ Adds Danny Huston, Arturo Castro, Kyle Mooney, Dani Oliveros & Esther McGregor To Cast
#Casting #APlaceInHell #ArturoCastro #DaniOliveros #DannyHuston #EstherMcGregor #KyleMooney #Neonhttps://deadline.com/2025/07/a-place-in-hell-danny-huston-arturo-castro-kyle-mooney-more-1236473385/
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@sri
In all honeesty, the most disgusting part of the letter was that the #moneyPrinters were #corrupting people to work at #Google for a median salary of frigging $300,000.If we want to know why the #FOSS world is so terribly gutted, it's this.
The fact that we've not yet scrolled down to a reply that says this, speaks to the sheer number of corrupting "#influencers" that we've suspected have #infiltrated Fediverse in past years.
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Every few years we should write a "Where Are They Now?" comedy sketch for Cloudflare #honeypots.
The #Cloudflare-blocker we operate found a honeypot for the #kiddies today:
https://greatawakening.winAlso included, a #conspiracies page and "community" page. Wonder if its based in the #Philipines like their #chanBoards were? This #organisedRacket really know how to attract the kiddies.
#AstroTurf #dotcon #honeypot #gab2p0 #greatAwakeningDotWin #qanon #PepeTheFrog #whereAreCloudflareNow
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Ich muss heut in die Röhre und versuche, dabei die ganze Zeit an mein süßes Hündchen zu denken. #mrt #primafeingemacht #hunde #poodles #dogcontent #pudel #dogsofmastodon #dogs
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Wenn du vom Sofa aufstehst und den Hund mal 2 min. mit deiner Decke alleine lässt. Kuscheligen Sonntag euch allen!
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My #slomo from the supermarket didn't go down too well. I think Rocket can do better. Right?
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Sollte eigentlich arbeiten, bin aber heut ein Hund.
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Die September Kolumne jetzt auf #patreon Es geht um Hausscham. Ein Gefühl, dass ich spüre, seit ich Großgrundbesitzerin bin. #primafeingemacht #satire #humor #funny #martinabrandl #hunde #poodles #dogsofmastodon #dogcontent #pudel #hauskauf #humour
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Egal, wie groß die Schmerzen sind - dieser Hund bringt mich einfach jeden Tag zum Lachen. Ob sie hofft, da unten auf Gold zu stoßen?
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Immer wieder faszinierend, wie wenig Hund nach der Schur übrig bleibt. (Und ja: ich weiß, dass die Schnauze viel zu kurz rasiert ist. Ich kann zur Zeit leider nicht selber scheren und konnte auch der Friseurin nicht auf die Finger schauen...#wächstwieder) #martinabrandl #hunde #poodles #dogsofmastodon #dogcontent #pudel
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@atomicpoet
The #dotCons are of course set to fail, but what is the pivot towards, and what are they taking away from us while blaming "#inflation" (and #misallocation) they instigated. We assert #TheFed and #centralBanks are a scam. See their #assetPurchases during #covid.The result: those who support the pivot to a neofeudal #corporateState are rewarded by the #MoneyPrinter. Those who resist are attacked and refused the cash infusion.
The challenge will be to die with ones soul.
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Proofpoint recently identified a fake RMM (Remote Monitoring and Management Tool) called #TrustConnect and #DocConnect🔎💻 Pivoting the threat in our collection reveals that the threat actors spread the same malware under additional names, including:
➡️SoftConnect
➡️HardConnect
➡️AxisControlIt also seems that the threat actor was previously playing around with the legitimate RMM #ScreenConnect (aka ConnectWise) before switching to their own fake RMM 🛠️
What also stands out: the majority of the botnet C2s were hosted at Contabo GmbH 🇩🇪
We track the threat on our platforms as #FakeRMM ⤵️
IOCs on ThreatFox:
🦊 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/browse/tag/FakeRMM/Malware samples:
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In a world spiralling deeper into “post-truth,” we’re bombarded by complexity, much of it fuelled by #techchurn and the hollow distractions of #fashernist culture. To cut through noise, we need clarity, that starts with defining basic terms. From the #KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) path, for a tech-focused lens:
- Left = Open/Trust
- Right = Control/Fear
This division isn’t only simple dogmatic political; it’s a foundational question of values. Do we build from paths rooted in trust and openness, or do we fall into the normal fear-driven hierarchies of control? The current complexity, without clear values, becomes a swamp, where movements stagnate, progressive progress collapses, and meaningful change evaporates. The mess we have been in for the last 20 years.
Complexity is a dead end, without #KISS clarity, much of the tech world, and by extension, in a world shaped by #dotcons, society, is locked in loops of “common sense” failure. Vertical hierarchies, even well-meaning ones, tend to falter when addressing horizontal, community-driven efforts. It’s less a question of structure and more about values. Without shared trust and openness, even the best technology will fail to create anything lasting or transformative.
Post-truth “common sense”, control and fear, feeds directly into the #deathcult of neoliberalism—a system that thrives on exploitation and reinforces itself as the ONLY viable path. This is the comfort zone for many: worshipping growth, power, and profit as if there’s no alternative. Building away from this with social truth, grounded in shared values and trust, is hard work, but it’s the only viable counterbalance. Without it, we’re just digging ourselves deeper into the pit of stinking social and #techshit.
The #OMN needs a crew with shovels, not worshippers, to work to compost this mess. To reboot the #openweb, we need tools, not temples. The Open Media Network (#OMN) is such a shovel. It’s a framework for creating fertile ground where horizontal values can thrive. Verticals often resist this because they’re entrenched in control structures. Yet, history has shown that without horizontal integration—grassroots participation, open governance, and shared ownership—movements fail to achieve meaningful, lasting impact.
We’ve spent too many years building on complexity, expecting it to fix the very problems it creates. Instead, let’s simplify. Define values clearly, prioritize openness and trust, and focus on practical tools like #OMN and #OGB. Yes, this is a messy process—shovelling always is—but it’s the only way to compost the “shit” of the #deathcult into something that can grow.
It’s time to stop chasing the distractions of #techchurn and #fashernist thinking. Pick up the shovel, embrace #KISS, and start digging. The future of the #openweb—and, frankly, the planet—depends on it.
https://hamishcampbell.com/a-compass-for-the-openweb/
#deathcult #dotcons #fashernist #KISS #OGB #OMN #openweb #techchurn #techshit
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A lot of our public discourse has reached the stage where it might be worth thinking about it as a mental health issue, and that after the “common sense” worshipping of the #deathcult for 40 years, this becomes escalating hard to mediate. This post is about a summing up of this thread https://www.reddit.com/r/foss/comments/1e5vhif/crisis_of_governance_in_foss_medieval_politics/ on Reddit where I posted the text of one of a blog posts on #FOSS and the need to move away from medieval governance.
The is very little if any constructive dialogue, instead we have #blocking, simply ignoring, participants selectively address certain points while neglecting others. This creates an incomplete dialogue and fails to engage with the actual scope of the argument. Example: If someone ignores the historical context and current challenges within FOSS governance structures, they miss why the proposed changes are necessary. Belittling involves dismissing or undermining arguments or concerns, which shuts down dialogue and discourage participation. Example: Dismissing the discussion of governance in FOSS as “unreadable” or “spammy” without engaging with the substance or argument. Nitpicking, focusing on minor details and errors rather than engaging with the main points, derails the conversation and prevent meaningful discussion. Example: focusing on correcting typos or minor factual errors without addressing the argument for the need for governance changes in FOSS projects. StrawMan, misrepresenting the argument to make it easier to attack, distorts the discussion and leads to unproductive debate. Example: Suggesting that advocating for more structured governance in FOSS is equivalent to demanding strict corporate-like control, which misrepresents the argument for more democratic and community-driven governance.
Reasons for these messy behaviours: Ideological Differences: People have strong beliefs about what is “common sense” and react defensively to suggestions that change/challenge this. This misunderstanding grows the lack of understanding of the historical context and the specifics of the proposed changes that feedbacks misinformed critiques that that keeps building resistance to change. Yes, change is uncomfortable, and people resist it by dismissing or undermining new paths, ideas please? Communication Style: The style of communication can be off-putting and confusing for in and out groups, leading to reactions that focus on form rather than addressing any substance.
Why this matters: There is a crisis of governance in #FOSS, Aristocratic Hierarchies and Monarchical Leadership pushes the concentration of power among a few maintainers and leaders, this lowers community building and buy in. Medieval Governance structures are medieval political systems, It’s obviously unfit for the modern world, let’s look at why we have this mess: #Neoliberal individualism and its failures, #stupidindividualism breeds the focus on individualism, which undermines collaboration and community-driven efforts in FOSS. This fixation with market-driven development rather than community needs result on one hand in less innovative and user-friendly software, and on the other in #dotcons control and exploitation. Feeding the #techchurn and #geekproblem insular and exclusionary culture.
Addressing issues of ignoring, belittling, nitpicking, and straw man arguments push back productive dialogue. Solutions to this current path, democratizing decision-making, the path of transparent and inclusive governance models like the #OGB to build community-concentric approaches, like #indymediaback and #makeinghistory. To make this work, let’s try shifting to focus on to community needs over individuals ambition and market demands. Cultivate an inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives and considers different social, cultural, and economic paths.
https://hamishcampbell.com/bad-conversations-in-foss-and-tech/
#blocking #deathcult #dotcons #FOSS #geekproblem #indymediaback #makeinghistory #neoliberal #OGB #stupidindividualism #techchurn
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The #fashernista-driven path pushes aside grassroots and #openweb movements due to misalignment agendas. The #fashernists are driven by #mainstreaming agendas that end up co-opt grassroots initiatives, then systematizing them in ways that dilute their “original native” paths, intent and value. This mess leads to #techchurn and a continuous cycle of superficial innovation that does nothing to address real issues at all.
This #blocking of communication leads to a lack of awareness of people involved in these movements, understanding of the history and principles underlying the #KISS grassroots and #openweb paths. With the #fediverse, decentralization is a core principle, though it often leads to difficulties in coordination and collective decision-making. This in hand with the “common sense” #mainstreaming people resistances to adopting new models of governance and cooperation like the #OGB pushes the current mess and #techcurn mess we live in.
Proposed solutions to this path, build and support authentic projects, like the #OMN and #OGB etc. To foster collaborative governance and inclusive decision-making, start with small-scale pilot projects to demonstrate the effectiveness of collaborative governance and build “test” decentralized development. Then use these projects (with federation) as models for larger initiatives, rinse and repeat, it’s a #KISS path. This leads to the cultivation of a community of resilience and nurtures infrastructure that is robust and adaptable, capable of withstanding pressures and disruptions.
Part of this path needs to challenge #mainstreaming narratives with alternative progressive media (#indymediaback) providing a counter-story, pushing this feedback loop to highlight successes and innovations within the grassroots and #openweb movements.
Also using the #4opens as a path to encourage critical engagement with #geekproblem and #dotcons projects, questioning their alignment with grassroots values and pushing for accountability and transparency to move people off these paths.
Let’s start embracing the composting of #techshit to turn the current mess into fertile ground for new #openweb growth and innovation. Let’s pick up our shovels and building the change and challenge that is so obviously needed, and please try not to be a prat, thanks.
“The work of the anarchist is above all a work of critique. The anarchist goes, sowing revolt against that which oppresses, obstructs, opposes itself to the free expansion of the individual being.”
— Emile Armandhttps://hamishcampbell.com/communication-barriers-lead-to-a-lack-of-awareness/
#4opens #blocking #dotcons #fashernista #fashernists #fediverse #geekproblem #indymediaback #KISS #mainstreaming #OGB #OMN #openweb #techchurn #techcurn #techshit
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INL is Microreactor Central for Testing Designs & Fuels
- INL is Microreactor Central for Testing Designs and Fuels
- Serial Deployment of SMRs Will Bring Down Their Costs
- Newcleo and Denieli to Use Nuclear Energy to Produce “Green Steel”
- Newcleo Plans MOX Fuel Center for Its Advanced Reactor
- Thorizon Secures €20M to Advance Molten Salt Reactor Development
- Rostom has Eight RITM-200 Reactors in Production
INL is Microreactor Central for Testing Designs & Fuels
A scan of multiple announcements by companies developing microreactors, e.g., less than 20 MW of electrical generation capacity, shows that eight of them, so far, have developed or are in the process of developing arrangements with the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to test their designs and, for some, also the fuels for their reactors.
As the nation’s nuclear energy research laboratory, INL is working with developers, private industry, regulators, to develop, demonstrate, test, and validate a new generation of microreactors so they can be made available to customers.
As part of its research mission, INL is also helping to develop new fuels for microreactor designs. Many of these advanced designs also require higher concentrations of U-235 than the fuel used in the current fleet of operating light water commercial reactors. The new generation of microreactors under development is focused on key design principles which are that they are simple to use, easy to transport and set up, and can go years without having to be refueled.One of the reasons for the significant interest in microreactors is anticipated lower costs to build and operate them. The costs for these new generation microreactors are still uncertain, although it is anticipated that microreactors can be cost competitive for niche applications such as high-resilience needs, including military applications, remote and geographically difficult locations, e.g., mining and remote communities, and disaster relief. Also, data centers are inking nonbinding MOUs with microreactor developers based on long-term plans to decarbonize the power supplies for their operations.
https://youtu.be/KW0zUeHhMdo?feature=shared
Competitive Costs of Power from Microreactors
A recent report by the Nuclear Energy Institute: “Cost Competitiveness of Micro-Reactors for Remote Markets,” estimates the cost to generate electricity from the first microreactor will be between $0.14/kWh and $0.41/kWh. In some remote Alaskan areas that are dependent upon diesel generators, electricity prices are more than $1/kWh.
Future costs are estimated to decrease to between $0.09/kWh and $0.33/kWh. Costs are expected to decrease after demonstration, licensing and initial deployment and will depend on the location and type of owner, whether private or public. If one more of these developers can generate enough demand to build their reactors in “fleet mode” via factory production, the costs could come down even further.Which Microreactors Are Expected to Test Designs and/or Fuels at INL?
A short list, which is incomplete, includes in no particular order, Project Pele, Aalo & MARVEL, eVinci, Radiant, Mobile Nuclear, and Nano Nuclear. Here are snapshots of these projects and their work at the Idaho lab. There are many moving pieces for each of these microreactor developers. This post contains highlights of recent milestones for each of them.
Conceptual image of a transportable microreactor. Image: US Department of EnergyProject Pele: In September 2024 the DOD broke ground on the Project Pele transportable microreactor project at Idaho National Laboratory, which could become one of the first advanced reactors to operate in the United States as early as 2026. DoD is planning to design, build, and demonstrate a transportable high-temperature gas reactor that will operate at the lab’s Critical Infrastructure Test Range Complex.
The reactor will be manufactured by BWX Technologies and connected to INL’s microgrid producing 1 to 5 MW of electrical power.
According to DOD, the prototype reactor facility will be transported in 20-foot shipping containers and tested at the lab. They then plan to transport the reactor module by truck for placement at the complex during the 2026 timeframe to conduct safety reviews and initial planning and testing.
Oklo: In February 2025 Lightbridge Corporation (Nasdaq: LTBR), announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO) to conduct a feasibility study for co-locating a Lightbridge Commercial-scale Fuel Fabrication Facility at Oklo’s proposed commercial fuel fabrication facility and to explore opportunities for collaboration in recycling nuclear waste. Oklo plans to license, build, and operate the facility on a site at at the Idaho National Laboratory, located on the Arco desert 25 miles west of Idaho Falls, ID.
In November 2024 Oklo checked off a significant milestone in its path forward toward building a first of a kind micro reactor on a site at the Idaho National Laboratory. This was the environmental review processes of the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Idaho National Laboratory required for construction of the firm’s first micro reactor on the federal site. It is targeting its first deployment at INL in 2027.
Aalo: In December 2024 DOE identified a piece of land at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) as a potential site for Aalo Atomics to build a new experimental reactor facility. The new facility will be used to advance the company’s commercial Aalo-1 microreactor design that the company hopes to deploy before the end of the decade. It plans to submit to the NRC a combined construction and operating license application (COLA) for the project in 2026.
Aalo Atomics is developing a 10 MW sodium-cooled microreactor inspired by DOE’s MARVEL microreactor design which in October 2023 achieved 90 percent final design, a key step that will allow the project to move forward with fabrication and construction.
In May 2024 Aalo announced it had completed its conceptual design of the Aalo-1 – a factory-fabricated 10 MWe sodium-cooled microreactor that uses uranium zirconium hydride (UZrH) fuel elements.
The Austin, Texas-based company is working to optimize the reactor for mass manufacturing and plans to use existing commercial supply chains to deliver clean, low-cost heat to power everything from data centers to industrial facilities.
MARVEL Microreactor: Now in the fabrication stage on the Arco desert 25 miles west of Idaho Falls, ID, MARVEL (short for Microreactor Applications Research Validation and Evaluation) is a distinctive test platform that will aid a rapidly growing nuclear industry as the world searches for dependable low-carbon energy sources. MARVEL will help advanced nuclear developers in several key ways:
- Provide experience with design, start-up, operation and eventual decommissioning of a new reactor, one of the first built at INL in five decades;
- Development and demonstration of key technologies for microreactor development;
- Testing of key operation functions of a microreactor; and
- Enabling nuclear developers to test microreactor applications and access data to refine their designs on the path to commercialization.
eVinci: In September 2024 Westinghouse Electric Company completed the front-end engineering and experiment design (FEEED) phase to test a prototype of its eVinci microreactor at Idaho National Laboratory. The FEEED process is intended to support developers in design and planning for the fabrication, construction, and potential testing of fueled reactor experiments at the DOME test bed operated by the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC).
The commercial heat-pipe cooled microreactor is designed to produce 5 MW of electricity on sites as small as two acres of land and will operate for 8 or more years before refueling. The eVinci microreactor is expected to support broad applications ranging from powering remote communities to mining operations and data centers.
Radiant Industries: In November 2024 Radiant Industries completed the front-end engineering and experiment design phase (FEED) to test a prototype of its Kaleidos microreactor at Idaho National Laboratory. The FEEED process supports developers in designing and planning for the fabrication, construction, and potential testing of fueled reactor experiments at the DOME microreactor test bed.
Radiant was competitively selected last year to complete the FEEED process, which includes developing a detailed schedule, budget, design, and test plan for the experiment, as well as a detailed preliminary safety report on its design to ensure safe operations during testing.
The high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) is designed to produce 1.2 MW of electricity and operate for 5 or more years before refueling.
The Kaleidos microreactor is expected to support broad applications ranging from replacing diesel generators in remote areas, to providing backup power to hospitals, military installations, and data centers.
MobileNuclear Energy, LLC: In March 2025 MobileNuclear Energy LLC (MNE) announced that it has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (BEA), the operator and manager of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL).
Under this CRADA, INL will support MNE across key aspects of reactor development, demonstration, and deployment. The collaboration will focus on reactor design, testing, safety validation, licensing support, advanced computational modeling, fuel qualification, and commissioning activities. INL’s support will be provided through the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC), BEA staff, and other specialized INL facilities.
According to a company supplied list of specifications, the Mobile Power Module (MPM) comes with an integrated turbine-generator produces and 1 MW thermal energy and 350 kW electrical power. Add-on modules integrate with the MPM to provide atmospheric water generation, heating/cooling, hydrogen-based fuel production, EV charging, and other mission-tailored capabilities. MPM and add-on modules are equivalent in size to a 20′ ISO shipping container.
Nano Nuclear: The company has asked the INL to complete reviews of two of its conceptual designs for microreactors. In 2023 a panel of INL scientists and engineers completed a pre-conceptual design review of NANO Nuclear’s “ODIN” low-pressure coolant microreactor design.
In September 2024 Nano Nuclear announced it will collaborate with Idaho National Laboratory to evaluate the heat exchanger design of Zeus, a modular microreactor, through computational modeling and sensitivity analysis via a GAIN Voucher.
GAIN voucher recipients do not receive direct financial awards. Vouchers provide funding to DOE laboratories to help businesses overcome critical technological and commercialization challenges. All awardees are responsible for a minimum 20 percent cost share, which could be an in-kind contribution.
In December 2024 Nano Nuclear signed an MOU with DOE to establish a framework for the collaboration between NANO Nuclear and the DOE to evaluate the feasibility of siting, construction, commissioning, operation and decommissioning of the Company’s ‘ZEUS’ and ‘ODIN’ experimental microreactors at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL).
The company describes its technology offerings in technical development are “ZEUS”, a solid core battery reactor, and “ODIN”, a low-pressure coolant reactor, each representing advanced developments in clean energy solutions that are portable, on-demand capable, advanced nuclear microreactors.
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There are other microreactor developers working on unique advanced designs who may yet come forward seeking testing capabilities for them and the fuels to power them. Right now it is a crowded field which means that despite the “advanced” nature of their work, the old school measures of technological differentiation and cost competitiveness will sort a few things out.
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Serial Deployment of SMRs Will Bring Down Their Costs
- Alphabet, Google’s corporate parent, says the firm’s partnership with Kairos power to build seven advanced reactors to power the search engine’s data center is a key project for the firm.
(NucNet) Google parent company Alphabet is seeking to reduce the cost of constructing new nuclear reactors by deploying a series of small modular reactors (SMRs) through its partnership with developer Kairos Power, according to a recent media statement bt Alphabet’s president and chief investment officer Ruth Porat.
Google and Kairos Power announced a deal in October 2024 that would see the tech company buying power generated by seven reactors to be built by Kairos, a seven-year-old California-based startup.
The agreement targets adding 500 MW of nuclear power starting at the end of the decade, the companies said. The first reactor could be online by 2030 and additional reactors by 2035. The units for Google will include a single 50-MW reactor, with three subsequent power plants that would each have two 75-MW reactors.
Kairos is developing advanced fluoride salt-cooled high-temperature reactor (KP-FHR) technology. Construction of Hermes 1, a pilot 35-MWt version of the KP-HFR, began in July at the Oak Ridge site after a construction permit was issued in December 2023.
In November 2024, Kairos received greenlight from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to proceed with construction of the two-unit Hermes 2 facility. It will be the first electricity-generating Generation IV plant to be approved in the US and will build on learnings from the Hermes 1 demonstrator.
Alphabet’s Porat was quoted by CNBC as telling the CERAWeek conference in Houston, US, that the public and private sectors should move “as soon as possible” to build a series of new plants that replicate the construction process to drive down costs.
“If we don’t start now in a focused way and replicate a number of them, which is why the Kairos multi tranche is an important kind of proof point, we’re not going to be able to drive down the cost curve,” Porat said.
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Newcleo and Denieli to Use Nuclear Energy to Produce “Green Steel”
- Companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the integration of newcleo’s LFR technology with Danieli’s Green Steel Technology and Plants.
- Agreement lays the groundwork to decarbonize steel production through combined electricity and heat from nuclear energy.
Italy’s Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.A., a world-leader in iron and steel making plants, and Newcleo SA, the nuclear energy innovator, the nuclear energy innovator, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the integration of newcleo’s Lead-cooled Fast Reactors (LFR) with Danieli’s steelmaking technology to make a further step in combining the production of green steel with nuclear energy production.
By leveraging the distinctive capability of LFRs to provide a combination of electricity and high temperature heat, the companies will focus on developing potential integrated solutions where Newcleo’s innovative LFRs provide both the electricity and high-temperature heat required to feed some of the Danieli Technologies processes for green steel production.
The initiative aligns with the Danieli vision of providing high quality green steel and has the potential to contribute to steelmaking in Europe. The agreement could lead to energy supply solutions across the iron and steel value chain, including in applications linked to the Danieli Digital Melter and possibly the production of Green Hydrogen to power Danieli’s Energiron Direct Reduction Technology to produce metallic iron.
The understanding comes at a defining moment for the European steelmaking and manufacturing industry as demonstrated by the EU Commission’s Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the Steel sector and the Clean Industrial Deal adopted in February, where the EU Commission took bold action to help energy-intensive industries lower their energy costs while also creating markets for low carbon and pledging over €100 billion in support of EU-made clean manufacturing.
The Commission also pledged to accelerate the development and deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs), recognizing their integral contribution to Europe’s competitiveness in global markets and decarbonization strategies.
Recently, the Italian government has taken concrete steps towards the reintroduction of nuclear energy in its energy mix. In this context, these agreements will generate future opportunities for the Italian and European industry to access clean energy at competitive and stable costs over the long term, allowing the continent to deliver on its net zero pledges while maintaining its competitive edge in the global scenario.
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Newcleo Plans MOX Fuel Center for Its Advanced Reactor
(WNN) Reactor developer Newcleo has acquired a site in Chusclan in the Gard department in southern France on which it will build an R&D innovation and training center supporting the development of its future fuel assembly manufacturing facility in France.
Newcleo said the FASTER (Fuel process Assembly Storage Training and Enhanced Reality) center, which will not store or handle any radioactive materials, will play a key role in its strategy to close the nuclear fuel cycle.
FASTER will host: dedicated spaces for testing engineering solutions and maintenance, including office areas; advanced training facilities, featuring rooms equipped for virtual and augmented reality, simulators, and a training workshop with real production equipment; and development and qualification workshops designed to test and optimize manufacturing processes using cutting-edge technologies, such as 3D printing, within a high-tech environment dedicated to innovation and precision engineering. The FASTER centre will be developed in collaboration with leading Italian design company Pininfarina
Newcleo plans to directly invest in a mixed uranium/plutonium oxide (MOX) plant to fuel its small modular lead-cooled fast reactors. In June 2022, the company announced it had contracted France’s Orano for feasibility studies on the establishment of a MOX production plant.
According to Paris-headquartered Newcleo’s delivery roadmap, the first non-nuclear pre-cursor prototype of its reactor is expected to be ready by 2026 in Italy, the first reactor operational in France by the end of 2031, while the final investment decision for the first commercial power plant is expected around 2029.
Newcleo said its first-of-a-kind 30 MWe lead-cooled fast reactor will “serve as an industrial demonstrator, a showcase for Newcleo’s technology, and contribute to the development of the nuclear sector in France”.
Last month, Newcleo announced it had started the land acquisition process for its demonstration LFR-AS-30 small modular reactor in Indre-et-Loire in the Chinon Vienne et Loire community of municipalities in western France.
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Thorizon Secures €20M to Advance Molten Salt Reactor Development
Deep-tech startup Thorizon, pioneering molten salt reactor technology, has secured €20 million in funding to accelerate the development of its advanced small modular reactor, Thorizon One. This includes €16 million as the first tranche of its Series A round, led by the Dutch National Promotional Institution, Invest-NL, backed by an InvestEU guarantee from the European Commission for the research part, with strong backing from Positron Ventures, PDENH, and Impuls Zeeland. All of Thorizon’s existing shareholders have reinforced their commitment in this investment round.
Thorizon recently secured an additional €4 million grant from the Dutch Province of Noord-Brabant in consortium with VDL Groep and Demcon. The recent investments follow an earlier €10 million grant from the France 2030 Innovative Reactor Program of the French government in 2024. In total, including its first equity round, Thorizon has raised €42.5 million to drive the commercialization of its innovative reactor technology.
This funding milestone brings Thorizon halfway to its Series A target, with a focus on attracting European investors to strengthen Europe’s energy security and leadership in nuclear innovation. The capital will drive the prototyping and demonstration of Thorizon One’s groundbreaking “cartridge” fuel system, designed to safely and cost-effectively generate power by recycling nuclear waste. Additionally, Thorizon will finalize the reactor’s basic design, advance licensing, and prototype key components as it progresses toward starting construction in 2030.
With this funding, Thorizon is advancing the development of the Thorizon One, a next-generation reactor that overcomes all traditional reservations against nuclear energy. The Thorizon One is engineered to deliver carbon-free energy while repurposing long-lived nuclear waste as fuel. Its modular design and innovative cartridge-based fuel system provide a scalable pathway to a circular nuclear economy. By harnessing molten salt technology, Thorizon is developing reactors that are inherently safe, cost-efficient, and faster to deploy than conventional nuclear plants—offering a practical solution to Europe’s clean energy transition.
Thorizon has laid a strong foundation for advancing its molten salt reactor technology, securing funding through equity and grants while building a team of 50 engineers across Amsterdam and Lyon. It has forged key partnerships with Orano for fuel development, Tractebel for engineering, and VDL Groep for prototyping, while collaborating with EPZ for early operator input, and with EDF on R&D.
Dutch and French nuclear regulators have initiated a joint preparatory review of the Thorizon One design, and the company is conducting pre-feasibility studies at three nuclear-designated sites in France and the Benelux, targeting construction by 2030.
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Rostom has Eight RITM-200 Reactors in Production
(WNN) Russia’s Rosatom has begun assembling the RITM-200 reactor vessel for the Leningrad nuclear-powered icebreaker, bringing the total number of RITM reactor units currently being produced at its ZIO-Podolsk plant to eight.
The RITM-200 is a pressurized water reactor with a thermal capacity of 175 MW, which converts to 30 MW at the propellers. It is 7.3 meters high with a diameter of 3.3 meters and an integral layout which its manufacturers say means it is lighter, more compact and 25 MW more powerful than previous generations used on nuclear-powered icebreakers. The service life is 40 years.
As of March 2025 there are 8 RITM type reactors are under construction at different stages (for floating power units and for icebreakers). Project 22220 icebreaker each uses 2 of RITM-200 reactors
The new generation of Russian nuclear-powered icebreakers – the Project 22220 vessels – each feature two RITM-200 reactors and the ZIO-Podolsk plant, part of Rosatom’s machine-building division, has already manufactured 10 of them for the icebreakers Arktika, Sibir, Ural, Yakutia and Chukotka.
The RITM-200 reactors, having demonstrated their suitability for Arctic conditions, are also going to be used in floating power plants which are being built to supply electricity for a large industrial consumer in Chukotka. Another project will use the RITM-200N as part of a land-based small modular reactor nuclear power plant in Yakutia. There is also an agreement for six such reactors in Uzbekistan.
The nuclear-powered icerbreakers are a key part of Russia’s plan to develop the Northern Sea Route, the shipping lane along its north coast, which can cut the distance and speed for shipping goods by sea from northern Europe to Asia.
Rosatom’s proposed floating nuclear power plants, with power capacities of 100 MW and 106 MW, have been designed using reactors based on the RITM-200 ones used in the icebreaker fleet. Under a contract signed in 2021, Rosatom’s Machine Engineering Division is supplying four floating power units, each with a capacity of up to 106 MW of electric power, for the Baimsky Mining and Processing Plant. Three of the FPUs will be primary units, while the fourth will serve as a backup and the project is designed to be the first “serial” reference for floating power units and the world’s first experience in electrification using a floating power unit for mineral extraction projects.
The nuclear power plant agreement with Uzbekistan is for a six-unit small modular reactor project featuring the 55 MW RITM-200N, adapted from that used in the icebreakers. The Yakutia plant, which was granted a construction license in April 2023 and which has a commissioning target of 2028, is also due to feature one or two RITM-200N 55 MW reactors, with a service life of 60 years and a five-year refueling schedule. The proposed RITM-400 is an 80 MW pressurized water reactor and is an option for a 320 MW four-SMR plant in Norilsk.
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