DOD Exercises Option on Second Micro Nuclear Reactor Design

A micro-nuclear reactor can be made small and portable, is self-adjusting and would be able to be transported by land, sea or by air.

Department of Defense: As part of the Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO)  initiative Project Pele, the Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded a contract option to X-energy, LLC of Rockville, Maryland in order to develop an enhanced engineering design for a transportable micro nuclear reactor.