USAF taps Oklo for military’s first nuclear micro-reactor in Alaska

Image: Oklo Inc. has been issued a Notice of Intent to Award to design, construct, own, and operate a microreactor as part of a nuclear energy pilot at the Air Force’s preferred location, Eielson AFB. This artist’s concept image will be similar to a facility that will provide reliable, and secure power. Image courtesy of Oklo Inc. Article by David Szondy. New Atlas – June 22, 2025. Source: US Air Force.

In a major milestone for modular nuclear power on the way to the mainstream, the US Department of the Air Force has issued a Notice of Intent to Award (NOITA) to Oklo that may lead to the construction and operation of a military reactor in Fairbanks, Alaska. Small nuclear reactors yielding less than 50 MW that can be mass produced in factories and shipped to where needed have very much been in the news in recent years. They promise a new way to provide heat and electricity that is cheaper than current nuclear power plants, being faster to build, easily scalable, and inherently safer. […]

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