A remote Air Force base in Alaska has been selected to be the first U.S. military installation with a nuclear microreactor under a Defense Department pilot project.

The reactor would provide heat as well as light, which is important in Alaska, where it can reach minus 50 °F (-45 °C). The type of reactor built will depend on the kind of nuclear fuel selected.

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The US Air Force confirmed in 2021 that Eielson - which currently relies on coal to power its operations - would be the preferred site for its first microreactor, and in September 2022 issued a ...