US-based TerraPower, the nuclear technology company founded by Bill Gates, is aiming to get construction approval from the national regulator by 2025 for its first Natrium nuclear power plant in Wyoming, according to Chris Levesque, the company’s chief executive.
Mr Levesque said about 800 people are working on the Natrium nuclear power reactor project across a partnership with GE Hitachi and Bechtel.
TerraPower and its partners are developing the Natrium reactor demonstration project, which is one of two advanced reactor demonstration projects supported by the US Department of Energy. It features a 345 MW sodium-cooled fast reactor with a molten salt-based energy storage system.
Mr Levesque said about 800 people are working on the Natrium nuclear power reactor project across a partnership with GE Hitachi and Bechtel.
TerraPower and its partners are developing the Natrium reactor demonstration project, which is one of two advanced reactor demonstration projects supported by the US Department of Energy. It features a 345 MW sodium-cooled fast reactor with a molten salt-based energy storage system.
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