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/PRNewswire/ -- This week the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced that it will complete the safety assessment and construction permit issuance for...

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn stopped by Abilene Christian University to learn about nuclear energy research efforts at the NEXT Lab.

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted Abilene Christian University's (ACU) application for permission to build a Molten Salt Research Reactor (MSRR) facility on the university’s campus in Abilene, Texas. The application is the first for a new US research reactor in more than 30 years, and the first ever for an advanced university research reactor.

The reactor research may lead to solutions for pressing problems, from energy needs to a potential cure for cancer to clean water for all.

ACU lands grant for NEXTLab infrastructure