Safety Concerns Could Stymie Nuclear Reactor Plans
4/27/2020
By Jon Harper
HONOLULU, Hawaii — The Defense Department sees great potential in using small nuclear reactors to power facilities, but society’s long-held safety fears must be overcome to fully leverage the technology, said a top logistics official.
The Pentagon recently awarded contracts to BWX Technologies, Westinghouse Government Services and X-energy to begin design work on mobile nuclear reactor prototypes under a Strategic Capabilities Office initiative called Project Pele. After a two-year design-maturation period, one of the three companies may be selected to build and demonstrate a prototype.
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2020/4/27/safety-concerns-could-stymie-nuclear-reactor-plans
