US Military Airlifts Nuclear Microreactor in Historic First

The Pentagon and the Department of Energy completed the first-ever airlift of a nuclear microreactor on February 15, flying a 5-megawatt reactor built by startup Valar Atomics nearly 700 miles from March Air Reserve Base in California to Hill Air Force Base in Utah. The operation, designated “Operation Windlord,” transported the Ward 250 reactor — […] The post US Military Airlifts Nuclear Microreactor in Historic First appeared first on the deep dive.