Podcast: Aalo Atomics

​Aalo is building the infrastructure layer for what it calls the “Second Atomic Age," a future where nuclear energy is no longer bespoke, slow, or politically brittle, but instead mass-manufactured, modular, and deployable like advanced hardware. At its core is the idea that electricity should cost less than 3¢/kWh, achieved through factory-built reactor systems designed for speed, repeatability, and tight integration with high-demand loads like AI data centers and industrial-scale computing.

​Rather than incremental improvements to legacy nuclear plants, Aalo is pursuing a full-stack redesign: compact reactors, standardized production, and co-location with end users to eliminate transmission and deployment friction. Its flagship systems, including the Aalo Pod and Aalo-X test reactor, are intended to prove that nuclear can be engineered with the cadence and scalability of modern aerospace or semiconductor manufacturing, turning atomic energy into an on-demand industrial product rather than a decades-long infrastructure project.