DOE's August 12, 2025 release launched the Nuclear Reactor Pilot Program with 11 projects from 10 companies, including Valar Atomics Inc., aiming for at least three test reactors critical under DOE authorization by July 4, 2026, at sites outside the national laboratories. The release states each company is responsible for all costs of designing, building, operating and decommissioning its test reactor, so selection itself carried no federal construction funding. This is the primary record behind Valar's own announcement of the same day (orig-006).

• Department of Energy Announces Initial Selections for New Reactor Pilot Program (U.S. Department of Energy, 2025-08-12) primary government “Each company will be responsible for all costs associated with designing”