Fort Benning to Deploy Three 1-MW Nuclear Microreactors Under Janus Program
The U.S. Army announced that Fort Benning, Georgia, will be equipped with three 1-megawatt nuclear microreactors supplied by Radiant Nuclear as part of the Janus Program.
Fort Benning has been selected as one of five Army installations to receive nuclear microreactors under the Janus Program, with three 1-MW units slated for delivery from Radiant Nuclear. A joint meeting of the Maneuver Center of Excellence, the Army’s Installations, Energy & Environment office, and Radiant representatives reviewed the project’s strategic goals and integration steps. The “Kaleidos” reactors, housed in standard shipping containers, use TRISO fuel and helium cooling and can run for five years without refueling.
Radiant is building a $280 million plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, capable of producing up to 50 reactors annually. The Army expects the first units to achieve initial operational capability by 2028, with contractor ownership and Army regulatory oversight. If successful, the program could expand to more than 20 reactors across Pentagon sites.
Why it matters
The deployment will give the base resilient, independent power and marks a major step toward military use of small modular nuclear reactors.
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