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U.S. Air Force Selects Fast Microreactor for Nuclear Power Pilot (www.powermag.com)

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The Defense of Logistics Agency (DLA), acting on behalf of the Department of Air Force (DAF), on Aug. 31 issued a Notice of Intent to Award (NOITA) that selects the Santa Clara, California–based nuclear technology firm’s Aurora Powerhouse for its Eielson Air Force Base pilot and initiates an acquisition process to potentially award Oklo a 30-year, firm-fixed-price contract to pilot the advanced nuclear energy technology.

I feel like this should have been an easy contract for renewables to win. Of course, the government is going to waste money on nuclear when they could have went with wind and solar.

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Had to read this twice to understand it's not about nuclear powered planes. But yeah, more money down the drain.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah that's obvious from the title.

They've got a nuclear powered pilot. I assume to save on catering.