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The US Air Force is installing a nuclear micro-reactor at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. Scheduled to go into operation by 2027, the commercially-owned pilot plant could lead to next-gen micro-reactors being used in other remote locations.
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?
The US military's power requirements have risen over the years, and it's building its first micro nuclear reactor in hopes of a cleaner energy source.
A base in interior Alaska has been chosen by the U.S. Air Force to receive its first nuclear microreactor.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A base in interior Alaska has been chosen by the U.S. Air Force to receive its first nuclear microreactor. Eielson Air Force Base was selected in a project that began in 2019, when a National Defense Authorization Act requirement to identify potential sites for development and operation of a microreactor by 2027 began, Fairbanks television station KTVF reported.