House appropriators are urging the Pentagon to evaluate advanced nuclear reactors as a power source for Golden Dome, missile defense and Space Force missions, a move that comes as the Defense Department is establishing the organizations and regulatory framework needed to begin deploying military microreactors. In report language accompanying its mark of the FY-27 defense appropriations bill, the House Appropriations Committee wrote, “advanced reactors and microreactors have unique attributes that can ensure reliable power, have geographic flexibility, and have safety...