Contractor Oklo Inc. must obtain a license to operate the 20-megawatt reactor, which the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission denied the company last year
The Air Force announced its intent recently to award a contract for a small nuclear reactor at a base in Alaska pending approval of the plan by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.a small reactor at Eielson Air Force BaseThe Air Force micro-reactor pilot program is looking to deploy a small reactor that is capable of producing up to 20 megawatts of electricity.
Oklo Inc. will design, build, own and operate its Aurora model microreactor at Eielson, according to the Air Force. The regulatory commission had no concerns about the reactor design’s safety or security, or the application’s merits, according to the letter on the NRC website.
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