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Microreactors / Military Plan Takes Off As US Air Force Issues Request For Proposals For Alaska Base Project

By David Dalton
27 September 2022

Pilot nuclear plant will determine viability for use at military installations
Military Plan Takes Off As US Air Force Issues Request For Proposals For Alaska Base Project
The US Air Force wants to build a pilot microreactor project at its Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. Courtesy US Air Force/Eielson Base.
The US Air Force has released a request for proposals for a pilot programme to build a microreactor at the Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska – marking a key step in plans to use nuclear for the first time in the US to power a military base.

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