The Army has chosen Fort Drum in Jefferson County as one of nine bases to be evaluated for an advanced small-scale nuclear power plant, Army officials announced today.

The Army’s plan is to have commercial companies build nuclear plants capable of producing up to 20 megawatts to provide power at military installations. A traditional nuclear plant, by contrast, generates about 500 to 1,300 megawatts.

The effort is referred to as the Janus Program.

Final decisions have yet to be made about which of the sites will get new nukes, but Army officials said they intend to choose as many sites as possible.

“The Army is committed to maximizing the number of sites based on technical feasibility, site suitability, and available resources,’’ the news release said.

The other eight sites are: Fort B

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