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INL Foundation, MicroNuclear Advance 20 MW Molten Salt Microreactor

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INL Foundation, MicroNuclear Advance 20 MW Molten Salt Microreactor

Beverly Hills, Calif. – September 19, 2026 -- The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Foundation and MicroNuclear, LLC have signed an agreement to jointly advance the Molten Salt Nuclear Battery (MsNB), a compact 20 MW thermal microreactor designed for resilient power and industrial process heat.

Five-party team assembles engineering and manufacturing expertise for MsNB development

The collaboration pairs INL Foundation and MicroNuclear with EXP, Premier Technology, Inc. and Porter House Inc. to cover detailed engineering, safety and licensing work, prototype manufacturing, first-fission testing and a repeatable deployment model. The group will also document design milestones and support government review and regulatory pathways ahead of demonstration and commercial-scale adoption.