US Army selects bases for Project Janus development
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US Army leaders have identified the first nine installations that will serve as prototype development hubs for the service's Project Janus initiative, designed to power army bases and facilities entirely through nuclear power.
The nine service bases, all located in the continental United States (CONUS), represent âoptimal locations for initial deploymentâ for prototype variants of the micro nuclear reactor power plants army leaders are looking to develop under Project Janus, according to a November 2025 service statement. âThese sites mark the first step in expanding national energy resilience through next-generation nuclear technology,â army officials said in the statement.
The locations selected for prototype development on the micro reactor power plants (MPPs) are Fort Benning in Georgia, Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Fort Campbell located in Kentucky, Fort Drum in New York, Texas-based Fort Hood, Fort Wainwright in Alaska, the Holston Army Ammunition Plant in Tennessee, Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington State, and Alabama-based Redstone Arsenal.
Each base was selected after evaluating criteria based on âmission-critical installations, energy requirements and resiliency gaps, power infrastructure, [and] environmental and technical considerationsâ, service officials said in the November statement.
Service officials noted that the prototype development phase for Project Janus may expand into other army bases and facilities as the phase progresses. Additional prototype test sites could be added to the original slate of nine facilities, âbased on technical feasibility, site suitability, and available resourcesâ, they added.
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