Taylor: US excels at modular manufacturing over large-scale construction
Isaiah Taylor · Nuclear Race to Power Superintelligence · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea · Aug 8, 2025 · at 3:19
Isaiah Taylor, founder and CEO of Valar Atomics, argues why modern US reactor development should pivot to modular manufacturing rather than mega-scale construction.
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“We don't do as well at like very large scale manufacturing or very large scale construction. We're much better at modular manufacturing.”
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