Abilene Christian University’s (ACU) Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing (NEXT) Lab submitted an application for a construction permit for a molten-salt research reactor (MSRR) with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The application is the first for a new research reactor in more than 30 years and the first for an.
Abilene Christian University has applied to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a construction licence for a molten salt research reactor, to be built on its campus in Abilene, Texas, as part of the Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing laboratory. ACU plans for the MSRR to achieve criticality by December 2025.
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ABILENE, Texas, March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Energy and electricity topics are dominating conversations in Texas after residents spent a week battling a major winter storm.
Abilene Christian University, along with two other Texas universities, is at the forefront of nuclear technology to address problems plaguing traditional energy sources – including unpredictable weather.
Undergraduate students at Abilene Christian University research nuclear energy in the NEXT Lab. NEXT Lab plans to design, license and commission the first university-based molten salt research reactor, a technology that offers solutions to a number of energy challenges. Photo by Jeremy Enlow.
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