Texas legislators tour ACU lab developing technology that could address data center concerns

Name: Texas legislators tour ACU lab developing technology that could address data center concerns
Uploaded: 2026-05-21T00:34:46.000Z
Duration: 2 min 24 s
Description: Eight Texas legislators visited Abilene Christian University's Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing Laboratory (NEXT Lab). The lab is developing small modular reactor technology capable of energy production and water desalination, which could help address future concerns related to data center operations.

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Eight Texas legislators visited Abilene Christian University's Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing Laboratory (NEXT Lab). The lab is developing small modular reactor technology capable of energy production and water desalination, which could help address future concerns related to data center operations.

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BIG COUNTRY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Eight Texas legislators toured the Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing Laboratory, or NEXT Lab, at Abilene Christian University on Wednesday. The NEXT Lab is working to deploy a small modular reactor, which can be used for energy production and water desalination.