A sign at Fort Bragg, N.C., is seen, Jan. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)
\n\nMembers of the Army military stand behind a new sign at Fort Benning during a ceremony, April 16, 2025, in Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
\n\nThe sign at the main entrance at Fort Hood near Killeen, Texas, July 28, 2025. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)
\n\nU.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll speaks at the America 250 celebration at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, N.C., June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker, File)
\n\nWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army announced Wednesday that it plans to add nuclear microreactors at five military bases from New York to Texas as a reliable source of energy independent of the commercial electric grid.
\n\nThe announcement comes as the Trump administration pushes hard to develop the next generation of nuclear power, including billions in loans for large nuclear reactors to meet skyrocketing power demand from data centers and a pilot program to boost advanced reactor designs and projects for military and civilian use. No nuclear microreactors are supplying power to the commercial electric grid in the United States today.
\n\nFive companies selected by the Army will be awarded up to $2.2…
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