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RPS Radioisotope Power System at Sunol, California, USA (Vallecitos Nuclear Center)

Radioisotope power system (nuclear battery) providing long-duration power for space missions and remote terrestrial applications.

RPS Radioisotope Power System by Zeno Power · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Space

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Zeno Power establishing nuclear battery manufacturing facility at Vallecitos Nuclear Center in Sunol, CA. Partnered with NorthStar to restore hot cell infrastructure. $7.5M DoD contract to build RPS and $30M Air Force contract for radioisotope-powered satellite by 2025.

Exposure

Customer segment
manufacturing
Scale tier
pilot lt10

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Safety record

No incidents on record for RPS Radioisotope Power System at Sunol, California, USA (Vallecitos Nuclear Center).

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
RPS Radioisotope Power System
Company
Zeno Power
Location
Sunol, California, USA (Vallecitos Nuclear Center)
Operator
Zeno Power
Status
announced
Scale at site
2 to 10 units
Site environment
indoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2026-05-01
ID
ad36b830-96ef-4efc-9555-a329766bd220

Timeline

  1. May 2026
    First recorded
    RPS Radioisotope Power System first documented operating at Sunol, California, USA (Vallecitos Nuclear Center).
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: announced, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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RPS Radioisotope Power System operates in Sunol, California, USA (Vallecitos Nuclear Center). Explore the full verified map:

Sources (1)

  1. https://www.zenopower.com/announcements/zeno-power-industrializes-nuclear-battery-production-at-historic-vallecitos-nuclear-center
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: space

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the RPS Radioisotope Power System deployment at Sunol, California, USA (Vallecitos Nuclear Center)?
RPS Radioisotope Power System, built by Zeno Power, is recorded as a deployment at Sunol, California, USA (Vallecitos Nuclear Center) on the DEPLOY registry. Zeno Power operates the deployment directly.
Who operates RPS Radioisotope Power System at Sunol, California, USA (Vallecitos Nuclear Center)?
Zeno Power, the manufacturer of RPS Radioisotope Power System, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the RPS Radioisotope Power System deployment at Sunol, California, USA (Vallecitos Nuclear Center) go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting May 1, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Is the RPS Radioisotope Power System deployment at Sunol, California, USA (Vallecitos Nuclear Center) still active?
As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is announced but not yet operating.
Have there been incidents at the RPS Radioisotope Power System deployment at Sunol, California, USA (Vallecitos Nuclear Center)?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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