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U.S. military airlifts small nuclear reactor for the first time, flying a minivan-sized microreactor nearly 700 miles on a C-17

Fortune
by Matthew Daly, The Associated Press
February 21, 2026
The reactor went on a two-hour flight from March Air Reserve Base in California to Hill Air Force base in Utah.
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Originally published on Fortune on 2/21/2026
U.S. military airlifts small nuclear reactor for the first time, flying a minivan-sized microreactor nearly 700 miles on a C-17