Trump Praises Aussie Engineer Behind Nuclear Reactor Small Enough to Fit on a Truck

A Queensland-born engineer is a key figure in the US’s commercialization of small nuclear devices, having developed a microreactor named “Unity.” This microreactor is small enough to be transported on a utility vehicle. Deployable Energy, the company behind the project, is led by Australian co-founder and CEO Bobby Gallagher, whose work received high praise from former President Donald Trump.

• An Australian engineer has developed a microreactor called “Unity.”
• The “Unity” microreactor is small enough to fit on the back of a utility vehicle.
• The project is led by Australian co-founder and CEO Bobby Gallagher of Deployable Energy.
• Former U.S. President Donald Trump praised Gallagher and his company’s nuclear development efforts.