Designs / dsn-pele
Project Pele microreactor (BWXT HTGR)
DoD transportable HTGR microreactor prototype by BWXT; about 1.5 MWe class (1-5 MWe range in DOE materials). Distinct from civil BANR.
- Class
- Microreactor
- Technology
- High-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR)
- Coolant
- helium
- Spectrum
- thermal
- Developer / vendor(s)
- BWX Technologies
- Module electrical
- 1.5 MWe (nameplate (gross/net unspecified))
- Module thermal
- —
- Inclusion basis
- microreactor_labeled
- Confidence
- high
- Last verified
- 2026-10-01
Tracked deployment projects
- Project Pele (INL microreactor demonstration) — Construction · United States