Tests are being planned on small, portable nuclear reactors that could be used to meet the nation’s demand for “more abundant, affordable, and reliable power, according to the Department of Energy. 

The department has announced a conditional agreement with Westinghouse and Radiant to conduct experiments on two trailer-sized microreactors at its Demonstration on Microreactor Experiment (DOME) facility at Idaho National Laboratory, reports Gizmodo Saturday, quoting a DOE statement. 

The experiments will be the “first of their kind in the world,” the department said. 

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