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  "id": 3642559,
  "title": "US Army to spend $2 billion nuclear microreactors for bases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/us-army-to-spend-2-billion-nuclear-microreactors-for-bases-3642559",
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  "summary": "The US Army has announced a plan to install what it calls nuclear microreactors at five of its bases across the country. The move would ensure the facilities' energy independence from the rest of the electric grid.",
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        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Army to build microreactors at 5 bases as U.S. seeks to ramp up nuclear power",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/army-to-build-microreactors-at-5-bases-as-u-s-seeks-to-ramp-up",
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Army to spend $2B to build nuclear microreactors at 5 bases as US seeks to ramp up nuclear power",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/army-to-spend-2b-to-build-nuclear-microreactors-at-5-bases-as-us",
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        "title": "US Army to spend $2 billion nuclear microreactors for bases",
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