WASHINGTON (WJHL) — The Holston Army Ammunition Plant was not on the list of initial military installations selected for microreactors that the Army released on Wednesday.
The Army announced that it had selected five nuclear energy vendors and five initial locations:
- Antares Nuclear, Inc. – Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- BWXT Advanced Technologies, LLC – Fort Campbell, Kentucky
- General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems – Fort Hood, Texas
- Radiant Industries, Inc. – Fort Benning, Georgia
- Westinghouse Government Services – Fort Drum, New York
According to the announcement, the Army is awarding $2.2 billion to the five initial vendors to construct, operate, and own nuclear microreactors at the five installations under the Army’s Janus Program.
Last November, Holston was one of nine military installations selected for potential deployment of nuclear microreactors…