Army to build commercial nuclear microreactors for resilient domestic installation energy

By Theresa Maher / October 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The Army is teaming up with the Energy Department and Defense Innovation Unit to launch its latest nuclear reactor program aimed at putting fully operational commercial microreactors on domestic military installations to support energy resilience for the warfighter, service officials announced today. The initiative -- dubbed the Janus Program -- is the service’s “first big step toward having the United States Army work with the private sector, work with other verticals of government” to “push forward nuclear energy for our...

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