The WSJ learned about the transfer of the microregion by the US military transport aircraft

For the first time, the US military transported a small modular reactor (MMR) by air as part of efforts to deploy nuclear power in the United States. This was reported on February 15 by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

It is noted that three C-17 aircraft of the US Air Force delivered components of the Ward 250 nuclear reactor, manufactured by Valar Atomics, without fuel. The transfer took place from March Air Force Base in California to Hill Air Force Base in Utah. During the flight, which lasted about an hour, representatives of the Pentagon and the Ministry of Energy were near the reactor, enclosed in a plexiglass case.

Valar Atomics, which funded the flight, will test the reactor at a facility near Hill Air Base. According to the head of the company, Isaiah Taylor, the tests will begin with a capacity of 250 kW, and in the future the system will provide 5 MW, which is enough to power 5,000 homes.

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