When you see that Yasir Arafat is the technical lead in the effort to develope the MARVEL micro reactor don't stop readiing it is not satire.I had to look up what a stirling engine was.
Inside the U.S. government project to create tiny nuclear reactors like batteries
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/15/inside-the-marvel-micronuclear-reactor-project-at-idaho-national-lab.html
New MARVEL Project Aims to Supercharge Microreactor Deployment
https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/new-marvel-project-aims-supercharge-microreactor-deployment