Happy Tuesday!
By now you probably realize we
like energy! We wrote in regard to the second
nuclear reactor in Georgia going online back in May, and the 3-Mile-Island being
brought back to life in September. The
future estimates of electricity usage in Texas could nearly double in less than
a decade and the promises to reduce emissions has made nuclear energy look like
a possibility as a path forward. We have
more exciting news for the nuclear energy industry Texas wants you and a report
is due on the governor’s desk by the beginning of December on how to bring it
here. I guess, Texas A&M saw the
writing on the wall, so they made an announcement recently, and we decided to let
you know!
Did anyone happen to read The
Houston Chronicle’s Business Section on November 8, 2024, their article titled,
“A&M to open its Bryan campus to nuclear reactors”? In the article, it goes on to speak on how
Texas A&M (TAMU) has thrown its hat into the nuclear energy ring by its
Board of Regents recently agreeing to them sending a letter of intent to the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the permission for an early site permit
for commercial nuclear reactors on campus, and if the NRC green lights their
request they will be the first higher education getting a commercial nuclear
reactor license. In the past, TAMU requested interest from the
nuclear energy companies on their thoughts of TAMU hosting nuclear facilities
and 23 companies responded. After much
thought, TAMU has announced they are taking applications for their Rellis
Campus in Bryan, Texas for small modular reactors (SMRs) which will connect to
the Texas electric grid. SMRs have a smaller
footprint then the 3-mile island reactors of the past, lower cost to build, and
they generate up to 300 megawatts (MW) of electricity. TAMU is not a stranger to nuclear energy they
have a small research nuclear generator for their nuclear engineering program, and it is
the largest program in the country, thus having a SMR seems to be the next step
for them. A few companies have shown
interest in completing the application for the 2300-acre university. We wish TAMU luck in bringing more power to College
Station/Bryan or as we like to fondly say “Aggieland!” If you would like to read more of The
Houston Chronicle’s article, please click the link: Texas
A&M offers its Bryan campus for commercial nuclear reactors.
If you would like help in looking
into how to transport your product efficiently, safely, and with less of a
carbon footprint or just find out what is underneath your feet to help with
your emission reduction goals, contact us via email in the Blog and check out
our ESC website!
We would like to wish Texas
A&M luck in their football game this weekend! “GO AGGIES!”
We hope you have a wonderful evening and a great rest of
your week!
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