NTHU explores 1 MW NuCube microreactor for Taiwan campus

National Tsing Hua University signed a collaboration agreement with NuCube Energy on Oct. 19 to assess deploying a 1 MW NuSun-1 micro modular reactor on its Taiwan campus, NuCube said in an SEC-filed press release.

The agreement gives NuCube, which announced a business combination with Launch Two Acquisition Corp. on June 25, a prospective reference site in Taiwan as NTHU prepares for its existing THOR research reactor’s scheduled 2040 decommissioning.

The university and NuCube plan technical exchanges and feasibility work on NuCube’s NuSun platform, including a NuSun-1 unit using thermophotovoltaic cells and a modified version for boron neutron capture therapy, research and potential isotope production, according to the press release.

“We are honored to partner with National Tsing Hua University, one of Asia’s premier institutions for nuclear science, education, and research,” Cristian Rabiti, NuCube’s co-founder and chief executive, said in the press release.

Rabiti said the collaboration builds on NuCube’s work with Idaho State University and supports “technology demonstration, workforce development, and practical applications” for its factory-built NuSun platform.

Micro modular reactors are compact nuclear reactors designed for modular construction and, depending on configuration, power generation, research or other non-power uses. NuCube said its NuSun design uses TRISO fuel and heat-pipe cooling, and is engineered to operate with passive safety features and few moving parts in the core.

NTHU’s College of Nuclear Science Dean Tsung-Kuang Yeh said the school plans to install what he called Taiwan’s first 1 MW NuSun-1 micro modular reactor at the university to support nuclear education and research, according to the release.

The university’s existing Tsing Hua Open-Pool Reactor, known as THOR, has operated for more than 65 years and is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2040, NuCube said. NTHU said the proposed collaboration is intended to help maintain education, research and medical applications tied to nuclear science.

The filing places the agreement within NuCube’s capital-markets process. Launch Two filed a Form S-4 registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on September 11, with NuCube named as co-registrant, for their proposed business combination.

The release does not say that a reactor deployment has been approved, give a project budget or provide a construction timetable. NTHU said adoption on campus is anticipated once NuCube’s micro modular reactor reaches commercial operation in the US.

NuCube said it is advancing its first demonstration unit with Idaho State University under the US Department of Energy’s Nuclear Reactor Innovation Center Launch Pad USA program.

Source: SEC-filed company press release via Investing.com, Oct. 19, 2026