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Nuclear Reactor Approved for Construction at Abilene Christian University

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Texas Scorecard By Valerie Muñoz September 18, 2024

The project involves the first U.S. university reactor approved in over 30 years.

Abilene Christian University will soon house an advanced nuclear reactor approved by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACU’s planned research reactor, the first of its kind constructed in over 30 years, will be built by the university’s NEXT lab and nuclear company Natura Resources.

The project is a Molten Salt Research Reactor and had its final safety evaluation for the NRC’s permit on Sept 16.

“The MSRR, which will not generate electricity, will use molten salt coolant with fuel dissolved in the salt,” NRC stated. “The facility will provide a platform to research molten-salt technology, as well as educational opportunities in nuclear science and engineering.”

“This construction permit is the first step in the NRC’s two step licensing process,” said Ben Beasley, NEXT Lab director of licensing. “The construction permit allows ACU and Natura to build and operate the MSRR without uranium. The next step is to apply for and receive the operating license, which will authorize ACU and Natura to fuel the reactor and demonstrate the elegance of molten salt technology.”

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