In an operation called Operation Windlord, three C-17 Globemaster aircraft transported eight modules of the Ward 250 microreactor from California to Utah.

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, Feb 15 - The U.S. Departments ⁠of ⁠Energy and Defense on Sunday for the ⁠first time transported a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Are microreactors the future of nuclear energy? Someday, nuclear reactors the size of shipping containers could power your ...

The Department of Defense is testing nuclear reactors—small enough to fit inside a C-17 Globemaster cargo plane—as a way to power its remote bases.

The U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense transported a small nuclear reactor by cargo plane to demonstrate the rapid deployment potential of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) for military and civilian ...

The U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense have successfully transported a small nuclear reactor by air for the first time, demonstrating the potential for rapid deployment of nuclear power.

If your image of nuclear power is giant, cylindrical concrete cooling towers pouring out steam on a site that takes up hundreds of acres of land, soon there will be an alternative: tiny nuclear ...

When it comes to reducing carbon emissions, energy experts have developed solutions for some big challenges. Innovations in battery and charging technologies, for example, have positioned electric ...

The ongoing quest for sustainable and low-carbon energy solutions has led to the emergence of a number of innovative technologies. The vision of reducing carbon footprints while maintaining ...

It’s not clear whether the Department of Defense should continue to develop new types of microreactors — primarily because they have uncertain costs and regulations. However, we can use a systematic ...