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Project Pele: US starts building unique 5MW mobile nuclear reactor


BWX Technologies will also leverage the learning from Project Pele to advance its civil-focused BANR microreactor.

Therefore, the DOD’s Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) launched Project Pele – named after the Hawaiian goddess of fire and power – to develop a fourth-generation nuclear microreactor to deliver energy to support remote and austere environments “Our tight partnership with INL and the Department of Energy Idaho Operations Office is leading the way forward not just for manufacturing advanced reactors, but also for regulating them in an efficient and safe manner.” Having contributed to renowned wire agencies and Indian media outlets like ANI and NDTV, he is keenly interested in Tech, Business and Defense coverage.

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