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New York will host its first new nuclear reactor since 1988 on Fort Drum as part of the Army’s Project Janus, a $2.2 billion plan to deploy microreactors at military bases with Westinghouse named to run the Fort Drum site; the effort aims to boost baseload power and grid resilience amid rising energy costs and debates over Indian Point’s closure.
The U.S. Army awarded up to $2.2 billion in contracts to five firms under Project Janus to design and deploy nuclear microreactors at five Army installations, with a goal of having at least one reactor operating by September 2028 to harden base power against grid failures. The contractors will own and run the reactors, while the Army funds construction and the first year of operations; the effort also seeks to spur private capital and establish a pathway for a commercial microreactor industry.