Austin's nuclear reactor: How it could help us travel to Mars

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Inside the J.J. Pickle Research Campus in north Austin is one of the most powerful power sources on Earth: a nuclear reactor. It's a little known fact the city has an active reactor located so close to downtown, even though it has been here for decades.The nuclear reactor at UT's J.J. Pickle Research campus is one of the most active in the country. (Courtesy: University of Texas)The reactor on the University of Texas' campus is one of the most active in the country for this