Terrestrial Energy and Texas A&M reach agreement on reactor siting

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Terrestrial Energy and Texas A&M reach agreement on reactor siting

https://www.ans.org/news/2026-06-23/article-8139/terrestrial-energy-and-texas-am-reach-agreement-on-reactor-siting/

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Terrestrial Energy and Texas A&M reach agreement on reactor siting

Terrestrial Energy secured a 77-acre lease at the Texas A&M RELLIS campus to develop its Integral Molten Salt Reactor. The company will use the site to collect data for a Nuclear Regulatory Commission construction permit application. This project supports the developer's participation in Department of Energy pilot programs aimed at demonstrating reactor technology and fuel salt production for industrial heat and electricity applications.

Terrestrial Energy has signed ground lease and research agreements with the Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) to exclusively use about 77 acres of land at the Texas A&M–RELLIS campus, in Bryan, Texas, for development of the company's Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR). The agreements give Terrestrial Energy control of the site and provide...

The work at the RELLIS campus will generate the site data needed to submit an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a construction permit for an IMSR plant and associated facilities. Late last year, the NRC issued a safety evaluation approving Terrestrial Energy's IMSR principal design criteria.

RELLIS Energy Proving Ground: The RELLIS Energy Proving Ground is described on its website as an "innovation and technology campus" that was established by TAMUS "to bridge the gap between concept and deployment [by bringing] together applied research, industry collaboration, and operational realism in a controlled yet dynamic setting."

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