US explores 1 MW nuclear batteries that fit inside 20-foot shipping containers

By Georgina Jedikovska – Interesting engineering

The US state of Utah has signed an deal with clean energy company Deployable Energy Limited to explore one megawatt (1 MW) nuclear reactors small enough to fit inside a standard 20-foot (6-meter) shipping container.

The Houston-based firm signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Utah Office of Energy Development (OED) on Tuesday, August 18. They will now explore the feasibility of deploying Unity Nuclear Batteries across the state.