The Department of the Air Force has selected Joint Base-San Antonio as the site of a nuclear microreactor as part of a pilot program that aims to provide the military with stable power supplies.
However, experts caution that even “advanced reactors” like this come with their own risks.
The San Antonio base was one of three sites chosen for a pilot program called Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations (ANPI), which endeavors to harness nuclear energy in the name of “energy resilience,” with the goal of ensuring that military bases do not lose power, even in a blackout…