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TerraPower

TerraPower is a company that builds next-generation nuclear power plants.

  • Kemmerer Power Station
    Energy
    US approves first next-gen nuclear reactor in a decade
    The United States has taken a step toward a 21st-century renaissance in civilian nuclear power as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has given the go-ahead for TerraPower's Natrium Gen IV reactor to begin construction – the first such approval for a US reactor in a decade.
  • An artist's rendition of the completed Natrium plant, which will have a "nuclear island" (right) for power production and an "energy island" (left) for power storage
    Energy
    Molten salt nuclear reactor in Wyoming hits key milestone
    Since founding TerraPower in 2008, Bill Gates has had his eye on developing a safe, efficient, and clean next-gen nuclear plant. That project, called Natrium, has already broken ground in Wyoming and has just leaped over a critical hurdle.