The Defense Department today awarded contracts to begin work on a prototype mobile nuclear reactor under a Strategic Capabilities Office initiative called “Project Pele.” The awardees are BWX Technologies, Westinghouse Government Services and X-energy, according to a DOD announcement. One company will potentially be chosen to build and demonstrate the final prototype upon completion of a two-year “design-maturation period,” DOD said. “Project Pele involves the development of a safe, mobile and advanced nuclear microreactor to support a variety of Department...
