The program is intended to develop the microreactors so the service can shift away from its reliance on diesel fuel. Secretary Wright said, "Ultimately, and not in the too far future, you'll be able to place a reactor at a forward-deployed base, produce multiple megawatts of power, so meaningful power, and it'll run for years, potentially decades, without any refueling or any reservicing." "If you think about our engagement and conflict in the Indo-Pacific, it is not going to be like a war we've had the last 40 or 50 years," Secretary Driscoll said. "We are going to need energy on the actual objective. We're going to need to be able to access power like we have never needed it before." | 
