BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – The University of Texas A&M has announced its partnerships with four nuclear reactor companies to bring more power to the state’s electric grid.
The nuclear project, which aims to bring clean, non-carbon power to the campus and the state, is one of many underway at the RELLIS campus in Bryan.
Local and state officials say this project will get nuclear power deployed throughout the state of Texas and will have a significant impact on the Bryan-College Station area.
The Texas A&M University System RELLIS Campus, off 3100 TX-47 in Bryan.
“What this project here at A&M is going to do is fast-track everything. It’s going to put us on a smaller timetable to be able to get nuclear power deployed throughout the state of Texas,” says Rep. Cody Harris, State Representative TX House District 8.
Officials also say this new investment will open up high-paying jobs and wages, like construction jobs, engineers and industrial distribution.
“You got 1,300 people a day moving to Texas. None of them are bringing any water with them. None of them are bringing any power with them. The solution to both of those problems is energy,” Chancellor John Sharp, Texas A&M System, explained.
State and local representatives say nothing like this compares to anything here in the BCS area, and with our growing population, it can only benefit our community.
The cost for the nuclear development is still under discussion.
“You can’t do what’s fixing to happen with all of the influx of people coming into Texas, in my opinion, without small modern reactors, and Texas A&M is going to show here at the Rellis campus the rest of the world how to do it and that it’s safe,” Chancellor John Sharp, Texas A&M University System said.
The mayor of Bryan, Bobby Gutierrez, says they’ve been working on legacy projects like this for years, and there are more to come.
Many other high-dollar projects are in progress at the Bryan campus. In the planning phase is a semiconductor institute set to cost around $180 million. In the design phase is a new meat science center worth $115 million dollars. A stem education center set to open this September worth $43 million. A hypersonic wind tunnel set to open in March 2026 worth $10 million. Additionally, more than $100 million in other construction projects are underway.
“This is life-saving for our world. Not only for our areas but for our world. This is energy, this is water, this is how are we going to continue to be that powerhouse not only in the state but in the country,” Mayor Gutierrez said.
Mayor Gutierrez says this new investment will not only open up high-paying jobs and high-paying wages but also give opportunities to everyone in the BCS area.
The nuclear project, which aims to bring clean, non-carbon power to the campus and the state, is one of many underway at the Rellis campus in Bryan.
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