US Army Plans to Power Bases With Small Nuclear Reactors

The U.S. Army said on Oct. 14 that it is launching a program to deploy small nuclear power reactors at military bases in the United States.
The Army said in a statement that the Janus Program “will deliver resilient, secure, and assured energy” to support national defense installations and critical missions.
The program was unveiled during the Association of the U.S. Army’s Annual Meeting and Exposition and announced by Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll.
“This is about warfighting power,” Driscoll said. “Project Janus ensures our warfighters can train, deploy, and fight with the certainty that power will never be the limiting factor in victory.”…