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August 8, 2025, 3:54PMNuclear NewsSusan Gallier

ACU’s Dillard Science and Engineering Research Center. (Photo: Abilene Christian University)

Here’s an easy way to make aging U.S. power reactors look relatively youthful: Compare them (average age: 43) with the nation’s university research reactors. The 25 operating today have been licensed for an average of about 58 years.

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