One Megawatt Molten Salt Research Reactor in Texas in 2026
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#6TGT9)
In Mid-2024, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a construction permit yesterday to Abilene Christian University, giving ACU and its partners the go-ahead to build the Molten Salt Research Reactor (MSRR) facility on its Abilene, Texas, campus. The 1-MWt research reactor is the first molten salt-fueled reactor to get a construction permit from the NRC. After ...