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Regional defense group briefs Copperas Cove council on small modular reactors, Fort Hood land opportunities and I‑14 expansion

City of Copperas Cove City Council · December 3, 2025
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Heart of Texas Defense Alliance executive director Keith Sled updated the council on Project Janus (Army consideration of small modular reactors), enhanced use lease sites at Fort Hood that could host data centers, I‑14 expansion public-comment schedule, and NDAA provisions affecting troops and maintenance funding.

Copperas Cove — Keith Sled, executive director of the Heart of Texas Defense Alliance, briefed the council Dec. 2 on regional defense-related economic and infrastructure matters that could affect Copperas Cove.

Sled described Project Janus, a Department of Defense/Army effort to site small modular nuclear reactors (approximately 20 megawatts) at select military installations to provide resilient backup power. He said the Army expects to announce site selections between now and the…

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