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Friday 23 October 2026

Janus reactors inside the fence go through ARRO, not the NRC

Janus microreactors will be licensed by the Army Reactor Office, not the NRC, on a defense-only path built to line up later commercial approvals.

Sienna Brook Sunday 30 August 2026, open calendar5 min read

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The reactors the Army named on Wednesday won't go to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a license. They'll go to an Army office, currently run by a lieutenant colonel, because they sit inside a fence and they serve a defense post.

Illustration of a fenced reactor building at night under floodlights — The Gold Standard

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Sienna Brook Sunday 30 August 2026 at 5:28 pm Adelaide, open calendar5 min read

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Bel McRaeAustralia correspondent30 Aug, 8:20 pm
Inside the fence, supplying the post, the Army Reactor Regulatory Office is the regulator, not the NRC. Waksman said it in the roundtable: Army licensed, not NRC licensed. The May 2025 order still points at 30 September 2028. Commercial teams own, build and operate. The permit is simpler because the regulator lives on the post.

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