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The recently opened Gayle & Max Dillard Science & Engineering Research Centre (SERC) at the US Abilene Christian University (ACU) in Texas, which includes the Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing Laboratory (NEXT Lab), is continuing to pursue research on molten salt reactors. “The Dillard Science and Engineering Research Centre is a building unlike any other at ACU or on the campus of most universities across the nation,” said Phil Schubert, ACU president, at the opening of the facility.

Date: Friday, 22 September 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnew-research-centre-at-texas-university-to-develop-molten-salt-reactor-11163221

The Gayle and Max Dillard Science and Engineering Research Center (SERC) at Abilene Christian University (ACU) in Texas will host the Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing Laboratory (NEXT Lab) and a first-of-a-kind advanced reactor facility.

Date: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/US-university-builds-facility-for-first-of-a-kind

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has docketed Abilene Christian University’s (ACU’s) Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing Lab construction permit application, placing it under formal regulatory review. The application is the first for a new research reactor in more than 30 years and the first-ever for an advanced university research reactor. “This is a significant achievement, and I am very proud of the NEXTRA team for producing a quality application, sufficient for NRC docketing,” said Dr Rusty Towell, director of NEXT Lab and professor in the Department of Engineering and Physics.

Date: Friday, 25 November 2022
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-nrc-accepts-application-for-molten-salt-research-reactor-10381255

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.

Date: Wednesday, 23 November 2022
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/NRC-to-review-research-reactor-licence-application

The Abilene Christian University (ACU) in Texas has said that its Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing (NEXT) Lab has submitted a construction permit application to build a molten salt research reactor (MSRR). The application to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is the first of its kind for a university research reactor, ACU said. It is also the first application for a research reactor in 30 years. The application includes a Preliminary Safety Analysis Report (PSAR) and an Environmental Review.

Date: Wednesday, 24 August 2022
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-abilene-christian-university-applies-to-build-molten-salt-research-reactor-9946847

Abilene Christian University (ACU) has applied to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a construction licence for a molten salt research reactor (MSRR), to be built on its campus in Abilene, Texas, as part of the Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing (NEXT) laboratory. ​ACU plans for the MSRR to achieve criticality by December 2025.

Date: Saturday, 20 August 2022
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Application-submitted-for-US-molten-salt-research

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