Janus Program

  • Antares lead technician Nate Jandra welds a power conversion system component in Torrance, California.
    Nuclear

    The Janus Five: 20+ Commercial Nuclear Microreactors, Starting in 2028

    Five advanced nuclear companies will build, own, and operate more than 20 commercial nuclear microreactors across five U.S. Army installations under the Janus Program, a milestone-based effort designed to place the first project into useful service by September 2028 and establish repeatable commercial products. In exclusive interviews, the selected companies told POWER they intend to use the […]

  • BWXT BANR Reactor
    Military Microreactors

    U.S. Army Mobilizes $2.2B Janus Program to Deploy More Than 20 Commercial Microreactors

    The U.S. Army has mobilized up to $2.2 billion for a five-year effort to build and operate more than 20 commercial nuclear microreactors across military installations, selecting five reactor developers and five initial sites for a program designed to push advanced nuclear systems beyond federal test programs and into sustained operation by a Sept. 30, […]