Anthony Nickens

30 year military veteran USN CAPT (retired), Humble Leader, Engineer, technology @ golf enthusiast, and Capitalist.

[Idaho National Lab @INL]

.@AaloAtomics' Aalo-X reactor achieved criticality, becoming the 55th reactor @INL & 4th advanced reactor to go critical by July 4. Congrats! 🇺🇸

INL supported with procedure development, facility construction, operations support, fuel management, environmental compliance & more.

[Dr Jordan B Peterson @jordanbpeterson]

To the Americans:

I've travelled all over the world. I've familiarized myself with many places, and met many people. And I'm a Canadian, although I’m privileged to reside once again in the States.

And here's something I've noticed, and it’s a key element of America's continuing greatness:

You bloody Americans value success, and you believe in its existence.

This is something that doesn't really happen anywhere else in the world. Even in other free democracies—the United Kingdom; Finland, Sweden, and Norway; Australia, New Zealand and Canada; Germany, France, and the Netherlands (great countries all)—a counterproductive cynicism too often reigns.

Success is equated with exploitation.
Ambition is looked upon with contempt.

This happens sometimes in the United States too—particularly among the miserable progressives, who confuse their resentment, ingratitude and unearned skepticism with wisdom.

But in your great country, by and large, striving is admired and success celebrated.

This means that more people strive and succeed in the US than anywhere else. And it's increasingly obvious. You remain stunningly more innovative and productive than any people anywhere else on the planet.

And so I say, as all should who are fortunate enough to live in the western world, let alone America:

Thank God for the United States.

Thank God for the wisdom of its founders.
Thank God for its faith in the free market and in the natural rights of man.
Happy birthday, you damn Yankees and Southerners.

Long may your admirable country dominate the world.

Long may your freedom and hope provide an example to those suffering everywhere at the hands of their malevolent states.

May your two and a half centuries of unparallelled success be just the beginning.

Your country is the light of the world, and the city on the hill.

Thank God for the USA.

Happy 250th.

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson

[Ron DeSantis @RonDeSantis]

On America 250 be a Coolidge, not a Mamdani.

[Idaho National Lab @INL]

.@DeployableE's demonstration reactor, Unity, achieved criticality, helping meet the goal set by executive orders to have at least three advanced #NuclearReactors critical by July 4th. Congrats! ⚛️👏

@ENERGY @NRICnuclear #NuclearEnergy #America250 #NuclearRenaissance

[Idaho National Lab @INL]

.@INL was honored to host @SecretaryWright  to celebrate executive orders signed last May to accelerate advanced #NuclearReactors achieving criticality. Watch the recap! ⚛️⬇️

More on our #nuclear research: 
https://t.co/k0AIF1hbMH
https://t.co/DgxajlSaIQ

@ENERGY @GovNuclear

[John Wagner @john_c_wagner]

I've spent my career in the #nuclear field, and this moment is monumental – Idaho is making nuclear history once again and America is leading the #NuclearRenaissance. ⚛️ 🇺🇸

The partnerships, the technology, the urgency — it's all converging. The Road to Advanced Nuclear documentary captures that momentum. It gave me a chance to reflect on how far we've come: from Experimental Breeder Reactor-I generating the first usable electricity, to a national push to bring a new generation of advanced #NuclearReactors online.

The legacy is extraordinary. But what excites me even more is what's ahead. I hope it gives you the same sense of possibility it gives me. Watch the full documentary here: https://t.co/FgSLYz6kd9

@INL @ENERGY @GovNuclear #AdvancedNuclear #EnergyDominance

[Idaho National Lab @INL]

The story of how #nuclear innovation in Idaho changed the future of #energy in 1951 – and what's being built @INL right now – is coming! ⚛️

Stay tuned for the documentary release on Monday!

INL nuclear history & innovation:
🔗https://t.co/eGsxr6hFrh
🔗https://t.co/cUn3TCnzhe

[Idaho National Lab @INL]

.@INL plays a vital role in the design, fabrication & testing of many different types of #NuclearFuel. ⚛️

This includes metallic fuels that can be used in just about any type of #NuclearReactor, including those in our current reactor fleet!

Learn more: https://t.co/P8x13VyDW6

[Idaho National Lab @INL]

.@INL is offering #internship opportunities supporting @ENERGY's Minerals to Materials Supply Chain Research Facility (METALLIC) initiative aimed at fortifying domestic #CriticalMinerals & materials supply chains.

Apply now for fall & spring internships: https://t.co/Da1DbUcIHx

[Idaho National Lab @INL]

.@INL is advancing ways to domestically extract the vital #CriticalMaterials that help power our #energy, #tech and defense systems to strengthen U.S. supply chains and resilience.

Check it out ➡️ https://t.co/zn2UkAkOp0

#Research #Mining #NationalSecurity

[Idaho National Lab @INL]

.@INL #CyberInformedEngineering program manager Ginger Wright testified before the Environment Subcommittee of @housescience on the urgent need to secure U.S. water systems from #cyberthreats.💧🌐

Watch: https://t.co/kd6rEHd9I2

More on our #research: https://t.co/tQkvK1xdxk

[Idaho National Lab @INL]

.@WHOSTP47 Director @mkratsios47 toured @INL today – exactly one year since
@POTUS signed #NuclearEnergy executive orders. ⚛️ 🤝

The visit showcased our role as America's #nuclear energy national lab. WATCH ⬇️

https://t.co/k0AIF1hbMH

[Idaho National Lab @INL]

The first components of a #CriticalMaterials modular pilot plant processing plant arrived at @INL today! 🚛🤝

INL & @Perpetua_Idaho will host & operate the plant to demonstrate new methods for extracting antimony used in @USArmy munitions.

🔗https://t.co/reyRHcgBul…

[Idaho National Lab @INL]

.@INL and @USUAggies signed a new agreement today that will strengthen joint efforts in #nuclear energy, critical materials and #cybersecurity while enhancing opportunities for students and faculty. 🤝

➡️ https://t.co/MzV9X8xzDp

#research #UtahStateUniversity #energy

[Anthony Nickens @NickensAnthony]

@SECNAV Need a lot more ship dry docks. Eliminated to many in the mid 1990s.

[Bruce Pearl @coachbrucepearl]

CBS News 60 Minutes says Iran was close to having enough enriched Uranium for nuclear weapons. The world's largest sponsor of terror who murders thousands of anti regime peaceful
Protestors can't be trusted. This war is not political it's survival @A1Policy

[Idaho National Lab @INL]

Congrats to @INL's 2026 FLC Award winners! 🏆

Danielle Ferreira – Rookie of the Year
Aaron Wilson, Ashini Jayasinghe & Christopher Orme – Impact Award for our dimethyl ether desalination system.

🔗https://t.co/McS1NT388d
🔗https://t.co/KH5fxcX0Ot

#FLCAwards #FederalLabs

[Idaho National Lab @INL]

“Non-recyclable” is being redefined. ♻️

@INL researchers are turning hard-to-recycle waste into fuels, materials & more—reducing landfill use and creating new value streams.

Read more 👉 https://t.co/VEf0fQJzXH

#ValueCreation #Innovation

[General Chance Saltzman @SpaceForceCSO]

The @CENTCOM Commander Admiral Cooper nailed it. Space Force Guardians continue to play a key role in Operation Epic Fury by degrading Iranian capabilities and protecting American forces. Proud of these men and women.