Air Force plans to build small nuclear power plant on Eielson
The Air Force plans to build a small nuclear power plant on Eielson Air Force Base that would generate up to half of the installation’s electricity needs.
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The Air Force plans to build a small nuclear power plant on Eielson Air Force Base that would generate up to half of the installation’s electricity needs.
The US Air Force has confirmed the Eielson base in Alaska as the facility planned to host its first small nuclear power plant. A microreactor of up to 5 MWe could be operational there as soon as 2027, according to Eielson.
Are micro-reactors safe? Is the Air Force prepared to manage a meltdown? Would micro-reactor technology be similar to those that experienced meltdown during the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster?