Small but meaningful amounts of electricity — nearly enough to run a small campus, a hospital or a military complex, for example — will pulse from a new generation of micronuclear reactors. Now, some universities are taking interest.

Five more nuclear plants on the horizon for Wyoming, Utah

A second wave of advanced nuclear reactors could be coming to Wyoming.

Montana nuclear power advisory council plan changed at ’11th hour’

Advocates of the new bill, which would have to be approved by the 2023 Legislature, said the failed proposal was a “nuclear plan killer” that would hamper efforts to bring clean, efficient nuclear power to Montana.

The US Army will have a portable nuclear reactor ready by 2024. Here is how it works

The U.S. Department of Defense’s Strategic Capabilities Office has awarded a $300 million contract to BWXT Technologies Inc. to build a portable nuclear reactor at Idaho National Laboratory.

Could micro nuclear reactors be the future of nuclear energy?

Let’s get down to the micro level!

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