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Nuclear Startup to Deploy Pilot Microreactor at Texas A&M Campus
Illustration of a Last Energy microreactor.
Source: Last Energy Inc.
Last Energy Inc., an Austin-based nuclear startup, plans to test its pilot microreactor on a campus of Texas A&M University as the race for small modular reactors heats up amid growing energy demand for artificial intelligence.
The project, the company’s first reactor deployment, was selected by the US Department of Energy for fast-tracked licensing, following an executive order by President Donald Trump to reform and accelerate nuclear reactor development, Last Energy said in a statement on Wednesday.