Bill Gates’ Terrapower/Natrium gets state approval for 345 MW nuclear reactor

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Bill Gates’ Terrapower permitted to unleash 345 MW sodium-cooled nuclear reactor

TerraPower claims that its Natrium technology is one of the fastest and lowest-cost paths to advanced, zero-carbon energy.

Updated: Jan 15, 2025 07:00 AM EST

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Bill Gates’ Terrapower permitted to unleash 345 MW sodium-cooled nuclear reactor

TerraPower's Natrium reactor and energy storage system.

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Bill Gates-backed nuclear energy firm Terrapower announced that it has received approval from the Wyoming Industrial Siting Council (ISC) on its permit for the first Natrium plant, Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1.

The approval will allow for the construction of non-nuclear facilities – including the energy island portion that houses the molten-salt energy storage tanks and turbines – of the Natrium plant.

The Natrium technology features an advanced nuclear design with a 345 MW sodium-cooled fast reactor with a gigawatt-scale molten salt-based energy storage system. 

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