Quietly in Lynchburg, Virginia, earlier this year, the Trump administration took a small step toward starting a nuclear renaissance that could bring security and abundance to the United States for generations. This week, the Army announced it would scale up those efforts, ensuring energy resilience at military facilities worldwide while also revitalizing America’s commercial nuclear industry.

A private firm, BWXT Advanced Technologies, began work in July on a prototype mobile microreactor, the first to be built and operated in the U.S. The microreactor is the centerpiece of Project Pele, a Department of War Strategic Capabilities Office initiative, and is scheduled to be delivered to Idaho National Laboratory by 2026. It is expected to begin producing electricity by 2028.

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