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U.S. Army to Install Nuclear Microreactors at Five Bases

8/27/2026

Summary

Story summary

The U.S. Army announced it will install nuclear microreactors at five bases.
Janus will award $2.2 billion to Antares, BWXT, General Atomics, Radiant and Westinghouse for fiscal 2027-2031.
The forts are Fort Bragg, Fort Campbell, Fort Hood, Fort Benning and Fort Drum, each receiving 1-20 MW reactors.
BWXT will build a 20-MW BANR at Fort Campbell, breaking ground in 2028 and operating in the early 2030s.

History

Historical Context

In 1961, the U.S. Army’s Nuclear Power Program commissioned the 2-MW PM-2A reactor at Fort Belvoir, the first operational military nuclear plant. General Electric built the pressurized-water system, and the Defense Department funded $12 million, completing it by 1963. Now the Janus program echoes that effort, granting $2.2 billion to Antares, BWXT, General Atomics, Radiant and Westinghouse for 1-20 MW microreactors at Fort Bragg, Fort Campbell, Fort Hood, Fort Benning and Fort Drum. If operational by the early 2030s, the reactors could cut fuel logistics costs around 30 percent and drive defense energy autonomy.

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Story summary

The U.S. Army announced it will install nuclear microreactors at five bases.
Janus will award $2.2 billion to Antares, BWXT, General Atomics, Radiant and Westinghouse for fiscal 2027-2031.
The forts are Fort Bragg, Fort Campbell, Fort Hood, Fort Benning and Fort Drum, each receiving 1-20 MW reactors.
BWXT will build a 20-MW BANR at Fort Campbell, breaking ground in 2028 and operating in the early 2030s.

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