The US Department of the Air Force (DAF) has chosen Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado and Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana as potential locations to site nuclear microreactors.
A statement said the decision was made in conjunction with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) under the federal advanced nuclear power for installations (ANPI) program.
The DIU, headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, is a US Department of Defense organisation, founded in 2015, that accelerates the adoption of commercial technology to strengthen national security.
This selection of potential sites is a key step in ensuring the DAF can execute critical missions without interruption, thereby strengthening national security, a statement said.
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