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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Brendan Rascius

US military airlifts a nuclear reactor across three states after Trump pushes for more of the energy source

The U.S. military has successfully transported a small nuclear reactor by air, advancing the Trump administration’s plan to deploy the energy source across the nation.

The “next-generation” Valar Atomics Ward 250 nuclear reactor — comparable in size to a large truck — was loaded onto a C-17 transport plane at the March Air Reserve Base in California on Sunday.

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