Ep 381: Rusty Towell - Director of NEXT Lab, Abilene Christian University

1) Rusty’s early curiosity about nuclear energy and how it led to
him becoming the Director of NEXT Lab at ACU


2) Rusty’s initial skepticism about molten salt reactors and how
it eventually gave way to interest and execution


3) The landmark meeting with the DOE that moved NEXT Lab’s
research forward


4) The NRC’s process of reviewing applications, as well as how
this process could evolve and change in the future