Austin nuclear power company seesbacking from Trump administration
Aug 26, 2025
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Building new nuclear reactors in Central Texas is getting an extra push. President Trump’s Department of Energy selected Aalo Atomics, a local nuclear energy company, as one of several companies that will help boost the nation’s nuclear energy industry.
The company, which builds modular nuclear reactors, will be assigned a “concierge team” by the Department of Energy (DOE) that will help cut through red tape. The goal is to test the company’s experimental power plant, Aalo-X, by July 4, 2026.
Paul Robbins, a environmental activist and consumer advocate in the Austin area, worries about the cost and timeline of the push for more nuclear.
Robbins pointed to several nuclear projects that have had timelines extended and seen constructions costs soar. He pointed towards the South Texas Nuclear Project in Bay City. That project was originally budgets at $964 million. It eventually cost $5.5 billion and took nearly ten years to complete.