{"id":45683,"date":"2025-06-04T19:19:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T19:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2025\/06\/04\/army-to-lead-nuclear-microreactor-development-to-power-bases\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:23:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:23:52","slug":"army-to-lead-nuclear-microreactor-development-to-power-bases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2025\/06\/04\/army-to-lead-nuclear-microreactor-development-to-power-bases\/","title":{"rendered":"Army to lead nuclear microreactor development to power bases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some Army installations could be powered by nuclear microreactors under an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/05\/deploying-advanced-nuclear-reactor-technologies-for-national-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/05\/deploying-advanced-nuclear-reactor-technologies-for-national-security\/\">executive order<\/a> recently issued by President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The order, published May 23, calls for deploying advanced nuclear reactor technologies for national security and directs Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll to establish a program using the technology for both installation and operational energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It orders the operation of a nuclear reactor at a domestic military base or installation by Sept. 30, 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAdvanced nuclear reactors include nuclear energy systems like Generation III+ reactors, small modular reactors, microreactors, and stationary and mobile reactors that have the potential to deliver resilient, secure, and reliable power to critical defense facilities and other mission capability resources,\u201d according to the order.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2022\/04\/15\/pentagon-to-build-nuclear-microreactor-to-power-far-flung-bases\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6609863-1.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Pentagon to build nuclear microreactors to power far-flung bases<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The program could see testing by 2024 and demonstrations by 2025.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Testifying before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, Driscoll and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George took multiple questions from various committee members on the initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Driscoll indicated his support for the move in response to a question from Rep. 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