Posted on Sep 20, 2023

A remote Air Force base in Alaska is getting its own nuclear reactor

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On August 31, the Air Force announced that a California company called Oklo would design, construct, own, and operate a micro nuclear reactor at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. The contract will potentially run for 30 years, with the reactor intended to go online in 2027 and produce energy through the duration of the contract.

A remote Air Force base in Alaska is getting its own nuclear reactor

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MSgt Dale Johnson

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Those people NEED to have a reliable source of energy, winters up there are nothing to mess with and heating your house and facilities is paramount.

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Very cool and it's green energy!

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Maj Robert Thornton

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I wonder if this will be a Thallium Salt reactor?

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