Microreactors / US Defence Department Awards ‘Project Pele’ Contract To X-Energy
Plant would be used in isolated environments, including islands or the arctic
Defence
Project Pele / BWXT To Provide Microreactor Demonstrator For US Department Of Defense
Prototype – which could be first of its kind in world – scheduled to be deployed at INL in 2024
US / BWXT And X-energy Win DoD Contracts For Microreactor Development
US / Defence Department To Issue Contracts For Mobile Microreactors
Planned units would be small enough to be transported by road and air
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