How DARPA plans to get nuclear power in the size of ‘AA battery’

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Source: Breaking DefenseBy: Sydney J. Freedberg, JrDate: 07/29/2026, 5:00:00 AM
WASHINGTON — The biggest roadblocks to having transportable nuclear power, according to DARPA program manager Tabitha Dodson, come down to heat and weight. “There’s an enormous amount of energy inside a nuclear reaction, whether it’s fission or radioisotope,” Dodson told…
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