TerraPower, the nuclear innovation company founded by Bill Gates, has announced the award of three supplier contracts to support its groundbreaking Natrium reactor project, currently under construction in Kemmerer, Wyoming.

This is the fifth round of procurement awards for the project. TerraPower has already secured all of the long-lead items for the project, and has awarded the entire Natrium reactor enclosure system.

These additional awards demonstrate the Natrium project’s critical role in building the domestic capabilities needed to scale next-generation nuclear technology to meet growing energy demand, TerraPower said.