Programmes and agreements / prg-us-nano-afwerx-kronos-jbab-study

NANO Nuclear AFWERX research contract to explore a KRONOS MMR at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling

AFWERX awarded NANO Nuclear a Direct-to-Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract of about $1.25 million in September 2025 to explore the feasibility of deploying its KRONOS MMR at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, examining energy demand, siting options and regulatory pathways. It is a research contract only, there is no deployment decision or licence application.

Not a deployment project. SMR plans, agreements, studies and government programmes that are not (yet) a single deployment project. They are listed separately and are never counted as projects or reactors.

Type

Feasibility or siting study

Countries concerned

United States

Region named by the sources

District of Columbia

Participants and roles

• Developer or vendor: NANO Nuclear Energy
• Government: U.S. Department of the Air Force

Designs named

KRONOS MMR

Scale as stated

Direct-to-Phase II SBIR contract of approximately $1.25 million

Announced or first reported

2 Sep 2025

Status

Status not established
Feasibility research contract, no deployment decision, site selection or licensing step. NANO's 9 Sep 2025 updated release drops the JBAB feasibility wording from its body and adds an Air Force…

Confidence

medium

Last checked

2026-10-14 (record review date, not proof of current activity)

Related deployment projects

• No related deployment project is recorded here.

Sources

• NANO Nuclear Energy Awarded AFWERX Direct to Phase II Contract for KRONOS MMR RDT&E at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (company_primary, published 2 Sep 2025, accessed 2026-10-14)
• NANO Nuclear: awarded AFWERX Direct-to-Phase II contract for KRONOS MMR (company_primary, accessed 2026-10-03)
• Nano Nuclear wins Air Force contract for Kronos MMR (reputable_press, published 10 Sep 2025, accessed 2026-10-14)