Texas University To Host 4 Nuclear Reactors

Texas University To Host Four Nuclear Reactors: 'US Needs More Power'
"Nowhere in the country, other than Texas, is anyone willing to step up and build the power plants we need," said Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp.
Texas A&M to host a “cluster” of advanced nuclear reactor projects
In 2023, Dow announced its UCC1 Seadrift Operations manufacturing site for the location of an X-Energy small modular reactor (SMR) project. The advanced nuclear project would provide the Seadrift site with power and steam as existing assets near their end-of-life.
Texas A&M University System offers land for companies to build nuclear reactors
The A&M University System said the land could provide the "missing element needed to bring more nuclear power to the state’s electric grid".
Texas A&M unveils four companies that will bring nuclear power to Texas' energy grid
Texas A&M is closer to its goal of powering a part of the Texas electric grid by offering land to four cutting-edge companies looking to build small modular reactors or SMRs. The advanced technology will be built at Rellis Campus in Bryan and will have some of the biggest names in nuclear energy generation including Kairos Power,
Exclusive: Texas A&M picks 4 companies to deploy cutting-edge nuclear reactors at Rellis Campus
The Texas A&M University System has selected four companies to explore developing advanced nuclear reactors on its Rellis research campus in Bryan, university officials announced Tuesday morning. Each of the four companies — Kairos Power,
Texas A&M partners with four companies on nuclear reactor project near campus
Kairos Power, Natura Resources, Terrestrial Energy and Aalo Atomics will work toward building small nuclear reactors at A&M's Rellis facility, a 2,400-acre innovation and technology campus in Bryan.
ERCOT Board discusses transmission plan to serve growing needs of Permian Basin region
ERCOT's Capacity, Demand and Reserves Report forecasting the next five years is set to be released this month.
ERCOT’s costs to keep aging CPS unit running surge by $12.5M
Texas’ grid operator wants to keep the Braunig Power Station’s Unit 3 running until CPS gets new transmission lines in place.
No News About ERCOT Is Good News For Texas
The Texas power grid managed by ERCOT performed admirably during this week's major winter weather event which brought ...
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GridStor acquires 150MW/300MWh battery storage project in Texas, US
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Texas A&M Launches SMR ‘Energy Proving Ground’ with Selection of Four Nuclear Firms
Texas A&M University System has unveiled four nuclear developers with which it plans to explore building and operating small ...
Meta strikes deal to put solar energy into ERCOT grid for data centers
According to an agreement with Spanish-based Zelestra, four solar facilities will put 595 MW of energy into the ERCOT grid ...
Two new board members named for ERCOT
This week, a selection committee announced the selection of two new board members, Alejandro “Alex” Hernandez and Sigmund ...
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ERCOT announces addition of two board directors with Houston-area ties
Following the winter storm of 2021 — which caused millions of Texans to lose power and also led to the deaths of more than 200 people statewide — the state changed the requirements for how ERCOT board ...
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Data centers are booming in Texas. What does that mean for the grid?
Data centers, on the other hand, generally require an uninterrupted supply of power and typically do not participate in ...