Radiant President and COO Tori Shivanandan joins 'Varney & Co.' discuss the company's contract to power military bases with portable nuclear reactors and how big tech is turning to nuclear energy to power AI data centers. 00:00 - $750M Army contract for Radiant 00:35 - How the "power plant in a box" works 01:23 - Powering data centers and the US energy grid 02:02 - Production timeline and testing at Idaho National Lab 02:52 - Manufacturing in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
The U.S. Army and the Defense Innovation Unit have selected Antares to build and operate nuclear microreactors at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, chief executive Jordan Bramble told Axios. Why it matters: The military's sky-high energy demand — for reusable batteries, computer farms, radars , housing, weapons and more — is an ideal pressure test for nuclear, which has mounted a comeback in recent years. Driving the news: The arrangement with Antares is one of a handful announced Wednesday under the Janus program, the Army's closely watched, multibillion-dollar answer to a White House executive order issued last year. - Antares is expected to deliver its reactors in "three packs," according to the service. What they're saying: "I think…
