US EditionNuclear Stocks Sell Off After U.S. Army Launches Microreactor Program
The Janus Program aims to have a micro nuclear reactor operational at a U.S. military site by 2028, boosting nuclear tech firms with notable stock gains this week.
- On Tuesday, the U.S. Army launched the Janus Program to deploy commercially owned microreactors at military bases, partnering with the Defense Innovation Unit and the Department of Energy.
- In recent months, White House and defense directives prioritized advanced reactor deployment, accelerating firms like Oklo while President Donald Trump ordered the Defense Department to operate a reactor by Sept. 30, 2028.
- Wednesday, investors pushed nuclear stocks higher as shares of NuScale Power surged 22.6% early and Oklo Inc. rose nearly 700% year-to-date.
- Project Janus aims to free bases from grid vulnerabilities and ensure operations continue in crises by deploying microreactors that produce up to 20 megawatts and run for years, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said at the AUSA conference in Washington.
- Analysts caution the sector may be overheating as investors bid up shares of development-stage firms with zero revenues, while Oklo was selected last week for three Department of Energy pilot projects.
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