A BWXT-led team is manufacturing and delivering the first advanced microreactor in the U.S. under a contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense Strategic Capabilities Office. This BWXT-designed 1-5 MWe transportable microreactor will provide mobile, resilient, on-demand power for a variety of mission-critical needs.  

The reactor and fuel will be shipped separately from our Lynchburg facilities, with fueling to occur within the Idaho National Laboratory. Once fueled, the system will undergo a rigorous series of demonstration tests to confirm operational performance, including being powered off, moved and then powered back on. Power generated by the reactor will be transferred to load banks that accurately mimic the operational load that a power source would see in actual application. In addition, the system will be tested to prove transportability.