How one company plans to put a nuclear microreactor at Buckley

[Marlin]

https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2026/05/26/how-radiant-plans-nuclear-microreactor-buckley

[News Wire]

The Department of the Air Force selected Radiant Industries to install a microreactor at Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado. The company plans to begin testing the TRISO-fueled unit at the Idaho National Laboratory this summer. This project represents a move toward deploying small-scale nuclear technology on military installations to support energy needs.

The portable device could be tested as soon as this summer.

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