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Antares signed a fuel deal with BWXT for its Army microreactors at Fort Bragg in 2028.[1][2][3]
The US Navy selected Radiant to power its base at Naval Weapons Station Crane with a 1-MW microreactor.[1][2][3]
The US Army will host three 1-MW Radiant microreactors at Fort Benning under Janus.[1]
The Pentagon picked Fort Campbell to get a 20 MW nuclear power plant. They will build it on 5 acres there.[1][2][3]
The US Army picked 5 companies to make microreactors at bases. The Army gave contracts for its nuclear program.[1][2][3]
The Army selected five vendors for five sites in the Janus program. The Army expects at least one reactor to operate by 2028.[1][2][3]
Antares raised $470 million to put nuclear microreactors on US military bases by 2028.[1][2][3]
The Pentagon gave fuel to Radiant for its nuclear reactor at a US military base.[1]
The Department of the Army gave $6. 9M to Design Alaska Inc in Alaska for the Eie490 Microreactor Synchronization project.[1]
The Air Force paired Radiant with Buckley Space Force Base, Westinghouse with Malmstrom Air Force Base, and Antares with Joint Base San Antonio. They aim for one reactor by 2030.[1]
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Idaho National Laboratory researchers built the first microreactor control system in decades at their lab.[1]
The House gave the yearly defense bill section 315 for a transportable nuclear power unit of 50 MW or less in the Indo Pacific area by 2030.[1][2]
Idaho National Laboratory picked 5 teams for the MARVEL microreactor project.[1][2]
Idaho National Lab got the first batch of TRISO fuel for the Pentagon's Project Pele microreactor at its test site. BWXT gave the full core of fuel to the lab for tests as early as 2027.[1][2][3]
The Army started the Janus Program for new nuclear power with the Pentagon innovation unit at its own bases.[1]
The Air Force gave Oklo its own power test at Eielson Air Force Base. They asked for 5 MW plus steam.[1]
Radiant signed a deal to supply a microreactor for a US military base.[1]
The Navy asked for reactor sites on seven bases in VA MD NC.[1]
The Air Force picked Oklo to give power to Eielson Air Force Base. They will give up to 5 MW under a 30 year deal.[1][2]
The White House gave rules for the Army to run a nuclear reactor at a base by Sept 30 2028.[1]
The Pentagon named 8 companies for nuclear power at bases. The companies are Antares, BWXT, GA, Kairos, Oklo, Radiant, Westinghouse, and X-energy.[1][2]
The Army and DIU asked for 3 to 10 MW micro reactors at bases by 2030.[1]
The US Army asked for nuclear microreactors at its bases. It wants reliable on site power.[1]
DoD decided to build and test the Pele prototype at INL.[1][2]
