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Correspondent at @heatmap_news, covering energy, security, and climate. 📧:alexander @ heatmap dot news | Signal: kaufman.11 | kaufman.nyc
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*Another* scoop in today's edition of the @heatmap_news AM Briefing:

Atomic Canyon, the AI startup looking to bring LLM-based tools to nuclear plants, has come out with a 280-question exam to test AI models in hopes of creating an industry-wide standard benchmark for measuring the software's capacities. Think of it like a medical board exam for nuclear.
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Scoop in this morning's edition of the @heatmap_news AM Briefing:

Alva Energy, the nuclear project management startup @jbkrell founded to squeeze thousands of megawatts of new generation out of existing reactors, has added a utility industry heavyweight to its board. Jeff Lyash previously served as CEO of the TVA and Canada's OPG.

The Series A-funded company is currently looking at 1.2 gigawatts of uprates.