US military conducts first nuclear microreactor air transport
The Hill
by Ellen MitchellFebruary 16, 2026
The Pentagon, along with the Department of Energy, on Sunday airlifted a small nuclear reactor, the first such transportation as the Trump administration looks to quickly deploy nuclear power across the U.S. The agencies moved the reactor in partnership with Valar Atomics, flying parts of one of the firm’s unfueled Ward 250 microreactors on a…
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Originally published on The Hill on 2/16/2026