To the extent that the capital expense is a function of inefficient regulation, I&#x27;m not convinced we should just accept it as a natural law.<p>Many of these reactors are small-scale designs, well within the range of funded startups. In fact, YCombinator invested in a nuclear fission startup: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.samaltman.com&#x2F;energy" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.samaltman.com&#x2F;energy</a>