A group of employees from Radiant Nuclear meet with US Army officials at Fort Benning, Georgia, in October 2026. Fort Benning is one of five US Army bases to be equipped with nuclear microreactors under the Janus Program. (US Army/Daniel Marble)

It’s Official: Fort Benning Is Going Nuclear

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Radiant Nuclear, the nuclear supplier for the base under the Janus Program, is hoping to build a large-scale microreactor manufacturer in nearby Oak Ridge, Tennessee, simplifying maintenance.

In August, the United States Army selected Fort Benning, Georgia, as one of the five potential host sites for its ambitious Janus Program nuclearization effort. The installation is now on track to receive three 1-megawatt nuclear microreactors produced by Radiant Nuclear.

On Monday, the US Army confirmed that officials from the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning met with representatives from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy & Environment (ASA (IE&E)), Radiant Nuclear, and other energy stakeholders during a site visit last week.

Under the current agreement, the private........

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