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Air Force May Build Microreactor at Eielson AFB, Alaska

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, June 11th, 2025

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Air Force May Build Microreactor at Eielson AFB, Alaska

Pictured are 354th Fighter Wing personnel by a fire during Arctic Resiliency Training at Eielson AFB, Alaska on Nov. 18, 2024 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The Department of the Air Force and the Defense Logistics Agency's energy office plan to award California-based Oklo, Inc. [OKLO] a 30-year, firm fixed price contract for a microreactor, likely at Eielson AFB, Alaska after Oklo receives a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The 354th Fighter Wing, which flies Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35As, is at Eielson. Oklo "would be required to site, develop, and operate a licensed microreactor facility at a DAF installation selected for site exploration," the…

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