US begins building first 4th gen mobile nuclear reactor to power battlefields
The Department of Defense broke ground at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) on the Project Pele transportable nuclear reactor.
The micro reactor is being manufactured by BWXT Advanced Technologies, Virginia under a Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) initiative.
The final reactor assembly is scheduled to begin in February 2026, and it is likely that this will be the first-ever generation four nuclear reactor to produce electricity in the United States.
The prototype reactor facility is designed to be transported within four 20-foot shipping containers, and tested at INL, according to a press release by the DOD.
The Project Pele team will construct a concrete shield structure at the test site next year in order to be ready for reactor placement in 2026.
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