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August 27, 2026

Army to spend $2B to build nuclear microreactors at 5 bases

  • Five companies were selected to own, construct and operate the microreactors.
    • By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MATTHEW DALY
    Associated Press

    WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army announced Wednesday that it plans to add nuclear microreactors at five military bases from New York to Texas as a reliable source of energy independent of the commercial electric grid.

    The announcement comes as the Trump administration pushes hard to develop the next generation of nuclear power, including billions in loans for large nuclear reactors to meet skyrocketing power demand from data centers and a pilot program to boost advanced reactor designs and projects for military and civilian use. No nuclear microreactors are supplying power to the commercial electric grid in the United States today.


     
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