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Readiness verdict

Aalo Atomics Aalo-X Critical Test Reactor

A dated reading of what is claimed, reported, and independently verified in the current evidence.

As of
2026-09-30
Revision
4
Method
v1.4.0

Current reading

Readiness band and full integer triple

AI-assisted assembly · derived results

Readiness band

Emerging

Primary summary from verified readiness

Confidence
89% · fresh
Computed at
2026-09-30T22:45:59.224612+00:00
Claimed
35

Public ambition and stated capability

Reported
25

Observed practitioner reporting

Verified
25

Independently supported evidence

Gap
+10

Claimed leads verified

Evidence strength Strong

Decision

What the current evidence supports

Agent-assisted assessment · independently reviewed · 2026-09-30

Treat the reactor as a demonstrated zero-power research assembly.

Why
Criticality is confirmed, but the tested configuration does not demonstrate sodium-cooled operation or electricity production.
Next
Assess published physics measurements and repeat operating campaigns; evaluate the separate power reactor when its thermal and electrical tests are available.

Constraints

Blockers

  • The demonstrated assembly does not include sodium cooling or power conversion.
  • Repeated operating campaigns and detailed measured physics results remain insufficiently public.
  • Successor power-reactor performance and commercial economics require separate validation.

Evidence summary

Derived counts

AI-assisted assembly

Total
13
Tier 1
7
Tier 2
6
Tier 3
0
Supports
9
Contradicts
2
Context
2
Latest observed
2026-09-15

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Publication record

Revisions

Revision 4

  1. 2026-07-21 Reading moved from watch to watch.
  2. 2026-09-22 Reading moved from watch to watch.
  3. 2026-09-23 Reading moved from watch to emerging.
  4. 2026-09-30 Reading moved from emerging to emerging.

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