One Megawatt Molten Salt Research Reactor in Texas in 2026
In Mid-2024, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission released a building and construction license the other day to Abilene Christian University, providing ACU and its partners the consent to construct the Molten Salt Research Reactor (MSRR) center on its Abilene, Texas, school. The 1-MWt research study reactor is the very first molten salt-- sustained reactor to get a building and construction authorization from the NRC. After Kairos Power's Hermes, it is the 2nd non-- light water reactor building and construction allow released by the NRC.
The license sets the earliest possible date for building and construction conclusion as March 31, 2026, and the current as December 31, 2029. Prior to starting building, ACU should satisfy its dedication to establish and carry out a Degradation Management Pro...