• Army selects 5 companies to build nuclear microreactors on bases, under new $2 billion deal

    Army selects 5 companies to build nuclear microreactors on bases, under new $2 billion deal
    Army officials have selected five firms to build nuclear microreactors at U.S. military bases as a bid to create energy independence, though the nation still relies heavily on imported enriched uranium for such projects. The service and the Defense Innovation Unit unveiled the initiative, dubbed “Project Janus,” at last year’s Association of the U.S. Army Conference in Washington, D.C. Now, officials are awarding up to $2.2 billion to the pool of five companies through a m

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