Project Omega

Unleashing the next era of American prosperity by rebuilding the nuclear fuel cycle end-to-end.

[Project Omega @ProjectOmegaHQ]

America has ~95,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel and more than 90% of its energy is still unused.

That’s an energy challenge and a national security opportunity. Today, we’re introducing Project Omega as we emerge from stealth.

We’re building the next generation of nuclear fuel recycling – designed for safety, proliferation resistance, and real recycling.

Join us.

https://t.co/L7LuWYsNmY

#NuclearEnergy #NationalSecurity #EnergyAbundance

[Project Omega @ProjectOmegaHQ]

Thank you to the @UCANPowerDC team for the opportunity to discuss how @ProjectOmegaHQ is helping to reshape the future of nuclear energy.

In the conversation, @CDmAI and @staffsheehan Sheehan explored a simple but important question: What if the materials we currently call "nuclear waste" are actually strategic assets?

From recycling used nuclear fuel into both new reactor fuel and critical isotopes to develop long-duration power sources, the United States has an opportunity to unlock tremendous value from resources already in our inventory.

They also discussed the growing role of advanced fuel cycle technologies, recent work supporting @ARPAE and @DARPA initiatives, and why energy resilience and national security are increasingly linked.

Appreciate the thoughtful discussion and the chance to share Project Omega's vision for turning yesterday's liabilities into tomorrow's competitive advantage.

Listen now to learn how innovation is reshaping the nuclear fuel cycle and why it matters for national security and energy resilience: https://t.co/J7kyMEzeO3

#NuclearEnergy #EnergyAbundance #NationalSecurity

[Project Omega @ProjectOmegaHQ]

Most people have never heard the word "betavoltaic."

Here's the simplest explanation:

A solar panel converts sunlight directly into electricity.

A betavoltaic does the exact same thing. Same fundamental concept. Same conversion process.

The only difference: the radiation doesn't come from the sun. It comes from an isotope sitting right next to the semiconductor.

Think of a betavoltaic as a solar cell with its own built-in sun.

A solar panel stops working the moment you take it out of the light; in total darkness, deep underwater, on the far side of the moon.

It doesn't need a grid or a fuel line. It works continuously for decades.

What we're building is effectively a new power source category.

[Project Omega @ProjectOmegaHQ]

There's a piece of nuclear waste in every house in the U.S. Your smoke detector developed in the 1960s.

In them, there is Americium-241 (a recycled isotope) that emits alpha particles and creates a small electrical current inside the detector. When smoke enters the detector, it intercepts those alpha particles, disrupts that current, and sets off the alarm.

It is surprising to most people to learn that nuclear is already woven into the fabric of everyday life.

Medical isotopes. Power sources for space. Battery replacements that last 30 years without charging.

96% of spent nuclear fuel is reusable and has dozens of applications.

But the conversation around nuclear waste is almost entirely about fear.

Something that has 95% of its energy remaining and nobody asks: what else can we do with it?

[Project Omega @ProjectOmegaHQ]

The U.S. has 100,000 metric tons of used nuclear fuel stored. It still contains more than 90% of its original energy.

But today, there is no way to recover any of it.

Project Omega’s goal is to change that, together with Idaho National Laboratory and with the contract we announced in April from the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E, we are now executing.

Most nuclear recycling attempts rely on a process that has a massive wastewater problem. Our pyroprocessing approach skips all of that to separate materials with fewer secondary waste streams.

There’s a $100B+ liability sitting in temporary storage right now, and taxpayers are on the hook for long-term waste management of material that could be powering the grid.

We see this liability as an opportunity.

[Project Omega @ProjectOmegaHQ]

We’re excited to welcome Dr. Cameron Goodwin to Project Omega as our new Head of Research & Development.

Dr. Goodwin brings more than a decade of leadership across nuclear operations, regulation, and advanced reactor innovation. Most recently, she served as Director of the Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission, where she oversaw the state’s only nuclear facility and led all operational and regulatory efforts.

Prior to that, she held key roles at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, contributing to operating reactor licensing and advancing next-generation technologies, including SMRs and non-lightwater reactors.

#NuclearEnergy #EnergyAbundance #NationalSecurity

@staffsheehan @johannajones

[Project Omega @ProjectOmegaHQ]

With more advanced technology in development, there are new needs for energy: from AI, drones and vehicles. When these technologies are deployed for with our men and women in uniform, our forward operating bases require continuous energy sources but it’s often in places that are incredibly difficult to resupply.

Getting fuel or batteries to those locations is dangerous, expensive, and increasingly what adversaries target first.

This contested logistics problem, one of the greatest and underdiscussed national security challenges the U.S. faces.

Right now, the solutions are mostly diesel generators and lithium batteries, but diesel requires constant resupply convoys, which are vulnerable and costly

What we need is a power source that doesn't run out and that doesn't need a convoy to refuel. A type of power that can operate for years in remote or hostile environments without human intervention.

That's not a fantasy because the physics exists. Radioisotope power systems (nuclear batteries) have been doing exactly this for decades on deep space probes.

Voyager 1 has been running on one battery since 1977 and is still transmitting data from interstellar space. The question is why we haven't industrialized it for the applications that need it most.

You run out of energy before you run out of bullets.

[Carson @carsonjbecker]

“Think about an AA battery that lasts for 30 years.”

I had an eye opening conversation with @staffsheehan about recycling nuclear waste and the enormous potential of this resource. @ProjectOmegaHQ is working to turn it into power cells which last for decades.

My latest for @arenamagdotcom.

[Arena Magazine @arenamagdotcom]

@carsonjbecker @staffsheehan @ProjectOmegaHQ Read it here: https://t.co/8FrqNAB9iq

[Jeremiah Davis @ThatOneBlondKid]

We worked with the @ProjectOmegaHQ while still in stealth to help introduce themselves to the world. This is the first of many to come with them.

[Arena Magazine @arenamagdotcom]

Your smoke detector contains nuclear waste, Americium-241. So does the fuel powering satellites to Mars.

In the latest installment of Principals, @carsonjbecker sits down with @staffsheehan, founder and CEO of @ProjectOmegaHQ, to discuss recycling spent nuclear fuel, the economics of nuclear waste, and the future of nuclear-powered energy systems. Read it at @arenamagdotcom

[Project Omega @ProjectOmegaHQ]

Thank you @ARPAE for the opportunity to brief @LisaSu and @ScienceUnderSec on the great work the @ProjectOmegaHQ and @INL teams are accomplishing!

[ARPA-E @ARPAE]

Thanks to all Summit attendees and performers for bringing your energy to #ARPAE26 Day 1! We heard from visionaries @SecretaryWright, @ScienceUnderSec, @ConnerProchaska, & @LisaSu in our General Session.

Follow #ARPAE26 for more! Bring power to possibility.

[Staff Sheehan @staffsheehan]

Thank you @ARPAE for the opportunity to brief @LisaSu and @ScienceUnderSec on the great work the @ProjectOmegaHQ and @INL teams are accomplishing!

[Project Omega @ProjectOmegaHQ]

America is sitting on $500B worth of energy, but many people consider it waste that should be buried.

Today, while AI, manufacturing, and electrification push the grid to its limits, there is another option for fueling these innovation generators.

@ProjectOmegaHQ has the solution: U.S. used nuclear fuel still holds over 90% of its original energy. Decades of power, already stored here in the U.S.

With a newly announced @ARPAE contract and more, Omega is rebuilding the nuclear fuel cycle, turning so-called “waste” into continuous, carbon-free power.

The nuclear waste we locked up is the fuel that wins the century.

Join us in making this a reality. Watch our full video below.

@staffsheehan
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[Project Omega @ProjectOmegaHQ]

High energy prices. Technology acceleration. Supply chain challenges.

What if we could tap into something that is treated as waste and instead, view it as a strategic resource?

4.7.2026

#USNuclearRecycling #EnergyAbundance #NationalSecurity

@staffsheehan

[Project Omega @ProjectOmegaHQ]

On your way to San Diego this week to attend the 2026 @ARPAE Innovation Summit?

Come visit @ProjectOmegaHQ at our @INL - Omega booth (#427) to learn about our recent ARPA-E award to commercialize the nuclear fuel recycling process.

Looking forward to connecting!

#USNuclearRecycling #EnergyAbundance #NationalSecurity

@staffsheehan

[Forbes @Forbes]

This Startup Wants To Turn America’s Nuclear Waste Into Power

Read more: https://t.co/hdPW1XXkYV

[Project Omega @ProjectOmegaHQ]

. @ProjectOmegaHQ with @INL has been awarded funding from @ARPAE to advance and commercial used nuclear fuel recycling.

“ARPA-E supports efforts that move promising technologies toward real-world deployment,” said ARPA-E Director, @ConnerProchaska .

Through ARPA-E’s CURIE program, we’ll validate our molten-salt electrochemical process at kilogram scale, demonstrating a practical, scalable approach to:
-Recover energy and valuable isotopes from spent fuel
-Strengthen domestic fuel supply chains
-Reduce waste and minimize proliferation risks

@staffsheehan

#USNuclearRecycling #EnergyAbundance #NationalSecurity

https://t.co/U6ELA6y172

[Project Omega @ProjectOmegaHQ]

Unleashing the next era of American prosperity.

4.7.2026

#USNuclearRecycling #EnergyAbundance #NationalSecurity

@staffsheehan