General Matter

Enriching uranium in America to fill the nuclear fuel gap. Exceptional talent needed.

[General Matter @generalmatter]

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted our first license application for review. https://t.co/1lgJJxdhiA

[General Matter @generalmatter]

A new summit for a new generation of nuclear.

Join us in Southern California next year.

[Abundance Institute @abundanceinst]

We have big news. We’re partnering with @generalmatter to co-host Generation National Nuclear Summit!

Join us on January 20 and 21 in Southern California.

America needs clean, American-made energy that can bring costs down and end our reliance on foreign imports. That means a new generation of nuclear. We're bringing together the founders, builders, investors, regulators, and policymakers who will make it happen.

And we’re excited to announce that Chairman of the @NRCgov Ho K. Nieh and former U.S. Secretary of State @JohnKerry will be speaking at the summit!

[Scott Nolan @ScottNolan]

When an industry has high margins yet stagnates for decades, there are almost always A) very high barriers to entry and B) ways for startups to surpass incumbents via good, modern engineering.

SpaceX, Tesla, Anduril and others broke into these types of guarded industries. The beginnings are hard, but the opportunity expands with forward progress.

Nuclear will be the next industry to go through this transformation and live up to its potential.

Thanks @collision for having me on!

[General Matter @generalmatter]

The hard thing is not simply doing enrichment.

It's doing enrichment in a way that can be scalable and highly cost competitive.

[John Collison @collision]

General Matter CEO @ScottNolan joined me to break down why enriched uranium is the bottleneck for nuclear power. We get into why US nuclear fuel comes from Russia; their enrichment facility in Paducah, Kentucky; applying the SpaceX playbook to heavy industry; and the reasons nuclear became expensive.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:41 America’s missing nuclear fuel
00:05:27 Why small reactors need stronger fuel
00:11:42 Can nuclear power the AI buildout?
00:15:25 Why nuclear became so expensive
00:22:24 The startups reinventing nuclear
00:25:31 General Matter’s race to 2030
00:29:44 Stripe Press’ new books
00:30:22 The SpaceX playbook applied to nuclear
00:35:18 Uranium enrichment, explained
00:45:53 How small startups beat stagnant incumbents

[John Collison @collision]

General Matter CEO @ScottNolan joined me to break down why enriched uranium is the bottleneck for nuclear power. We get into why US nuclear fuel comes from Russia; their enrichment facility in Paducah, Kentucky; applying the SpaceX playbook to heavy industry; and the reasons nuclear became expensive.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:41 America’s missing nuclear fuel
00:05:27 Why small reactors need stronger fuel
00:11:42 Can nuclear power the AI buildout?
00:15:25 Why nuclear became so expensive
00:22:24 The startups reinventing nuclear
00:25:31 General Matter’s race to 2030
00:29:44 Stripe Press’ new books
00:30:22 The SpaceX playbook applied to nuclear
00:35:18 Uranium enrichment, explained
00:45:53 How small startups beat stagnant incumbents

[John Collison @collision]

Tomorrow on Cheeky Pint: @ScottNolan of uranium-enrichment startup @generalmatter

[General Matter @generalmatter]

Acceptance marks the beginning of our formal license application review, a major milestone on our mission of fueling American power.

Exceptional talent is needed. Join us: https://t.co/eL0Z6Rh0Lc

[NRC @NRCgov]

✅ We’ve accepted for review General Matter’s application to build and operate a
uranium enrichment facility in Kentucky, a step toward reducing reliance on
foreign enrichment. Our review is underway to ensure it meets all requirements.
https://t.co/TtHsodmwW3

[General Matter @generalmatter]

"If you rely only on your eyes, your other senses weaken."

[General Matter @generalmatter]

America is going to need more energy.

A lot more energy.

[General Matter @generalmatter]

America is going to need more energy.

A lot more energy.

[General Matter @generalmatter]

To fuel our ambitions, America is about to need a lot more energy.

[Nicholas Carlson @nichcarlson]

Energy demand in the US is skyrocketing, and nuclear is an obvious answer.

But we depend on foreign powers for enriched uranium.

So @generalmatter is bringing uranium enrichment back to the US.

Feeling lucky to get to tell an important and cool story in a sponsored video…

[General Matter @generalmatter]

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[General Matter @generalmatter]

Over the last 70 years, America has spent an immense amount of time, labor, and money on making nuclear safe. https://t.co/BL5KkU2rWM

[General Matter @generalmatter]

If we can bring enrichment back to America, we’ll be less reliant on other countries for our energy needs.

We’ll play our part in contributing to the nuclear renaissance. And with an abundance of clean, cheap, reliable baseload power, we’ll help bring electricity costs down. https://t.co/TKtRd17FK5

[General Matter @generalmatter]

"History has shown that there's a lot of value in building something simple that works and can be made at low cost per unit of output." https://t.co/s6iHEfOqGU

[General Matter @generalmatter]

Our first license application is the product of years of engineering and safety work –– and more than 100 engagements with NRC staff.

[NRC @NRCgov]

@generalmatter delivered its application to build a uranium enrichment facility, advancing next gen nuclear fuel production and strengthening America’s nuclear energy supply chain. The NRC will thoroughly review the application to ensure it meets all requirements.

[General Matter @generalmatter]

We view the community as the biggest stakeholder in our project. https://t.co/SmM5YoB6sP

[General Matter @generalmatter]

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[General Matter @generalmatter]

General Matter has submitted our first NRC license application. https://t.co/9gzaZBLY87

[General Matter @generalmatter]

Enrichment is coming home, and now even sooner.

@ENERGY has selected General Matter for the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad, a program that expands DOE authorization to the fuel supply chain and other nuclear technologies. https://t.co/p3snTtY6Am