Nuclear microreactors for Guam: Congress weighs mandating by 2030
A containerized nuclear power reactor sits secured within a reinforced steel transport frame at March Air Reserve Base, California, Feb. 13, 2026. The system is part of an interagency demonstration evaluating the feasibility of rapidly deploying nuclear power using strategic airlift. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt Monique Bright) {div class=”uk-grid”} {/div}
Jeff Waksman, Project Pele program manager with the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s Strategic Capabilities Office, talks about his team’s visit to Guam to assess the island’s potential as a host for mobile, nuclear micro reactors, during a roundtable discussion at the Joint Region Marianas headquarters on Nimitz Hill in Piti on Jan. 24, 2024.
A containerized nuclear power reactor sits secured within a reinforced steel transport frame at March Air Reserve Base, California, Feb. 13, 2026. The system is part of an interagency demonstration evaluating the feasibility of rapidly deploying nuclear power using strategic airlift. (U.S.…