The US Department of Army has announced the launch of a next-generation nuclear power programme that aims to deploy an advanced nuclear power reactor at a domestic military installation by 30 September 2028.
The announcement was made at a meeting where army leaders were joined by the energy secretary Chris Wright.
Few details were discussed about the programme, known as the Janus Program, but its goal is to have reactors on military installations.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in May called ‘Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security’, which charged the secretary of defense and secretary of the army to establish a programme for the use of nuclear energy and begin the operation of a nuclear reactor on a military base.
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