Can it explode? Will there be radiation? ACU reactor officials say no
Molten salt research facility purpose, neighborhood effects explained at town hall.
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Molten salt research facility purpose, neighborhood effects explained at town hall.
There also is a town hall at ACU regarding the NEXT Lab under construction there
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has accepted Abilene Christian University’s (ACU’s) construction permit application for a 1-MWth nuclear non-power
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.