Editing Army Nuclear Power Program (section)

{{Short description|Former U.S. Army program}}
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The '''Army Nuclear Power Program''' ('''ANPP''') was a program of the [[United States Army]] to develop small [[pressurized water reactor|pressurized water]] and [[boiling water reactor|boiling water]] [[nuclear reactor|nuclear power reactors]] to generate electrical and space-heating energy primarily at remote, relatively inaccessible sites. The ANPP had several accomplishments, but ultimately it was considered to be "a solution in search of a problem." The U.S. Army Engineer Reactors Group managed this program and it was headquartered at [[Fort Belvoir]], [[Virginia]]. The program began in 1954 as the Army Reactors Branch and had effectively terminated by about 1977, with the last class of NPP operators graduating in 1977. Work continued for some time thereafter either for decommissioning of the plants or placing them into [[SAFSTOR|SAFSTOR (long term storage and monitoring before decommissioning)]]. The current{{When |reason=When is the development of [[small modular reactors]]s |date=December 2023}} development of [[small modular reactor]]s has led to a renewed interest in military applications.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.almc.army.mil/alog/issues/SepOct01/MS684.htm |journal=Army Logistician |volume=33 |issue=5 |date=September–October 2001 |title=Nuclear Power: An Option for the Army's Future |last1=Pfeffer |first1=Robert A |last2=Macon |first2=William A |access-date=2017-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205175502/http://www.almc.army.mil/alog/issues/SepOct01/MS684.htm |archive-date=2009-02-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.enseccoe.org/data/public/uploads/2020/11/02.-solo-article-lukas-smr-eh-15-web-version-final.pdf|title=Is Small Really Beautiful?The Future Role of Small Modular Nuclear Reactors (SMRs) In The Military|last=Trakimavičius|first=Lukas|website=NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence|language=en|access-date=2020-12-05|archive-date=2022-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731034722/https://www.enseccoe.org/data/public/uploads/2020/11/02.-solo-article-lukas-smr-eh-15-web-version-final.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Bk_07gaSs COL Paul E. Roege - Can nuclear energy fill critical gaps in the military energy portfolio? @ TEAC3 - YouTube<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>