IJR News — today's news from every sideArmy Plans Nuclear Microreactors at Five Bases — 5dThe U.S. Army’s Janus program has selected five vendors to design, build, and operate nuclear microreactors at five military bases, awarding up to $2.2 billion with plans for more than 20 reactors by the late 2020s and 2031. The chosen sites are Fort Bragg, Fort Campbell, Fort Hood, Fort Benning, and Fort Drum, with Antares Nuclear, BWXT Advanced Technologies, General Atomics EMS, Radiant Industries, and Westinghouse Government Services, and the effort aims to deliver reliable baseload power even if the civilian grid fails and to spur broader industrial and military energy resilience.
Sarah Kim Finally some actual reporting on this instead of hot takes.