Pentagon Opens Three-Way Design Contest For Nuclear Reactor

Small, modular nuclear reactor
Credit: Nuclear Regulatory Council
The U.S. Defense Department on March 9 selected three companies to begin competing designs for a deployable, small nuclear reactor. BWX Technologies, Westinghouse Government Services and X-energy each received contracts to start a two-year design phase under Project Pele, which is being managed by...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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