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NRC approves TerraPower construction permit
Today, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that it has approved TerraPower’s construction permit application for Kemmerer Unit 1, the company’s first deployment of Natrium, its flagship sodium fast reactor.
This approval is a significant milestone on three fronts. For TerraPower, it represents another step forward in demonstrating its technology. For the Department of Energy, it reflects progress (despite delays) for the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP). For the NRC, it is the first approval granted to a commercial reactor in nearly a decade—and the first approval of a commercial non–light water reactor in more than 40 years.
20th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-20)
Head,Reactor Engineering Division,Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
Head, Reactor Engineering Division, Jožef Stefan Institute, SloveniaProfessor of Nuclear Engineering, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, SloveniaPh.D. in Physics (1993) University of Ljubljana, SloveniaPresident of the European Nuclear Society (2022-2023)Main interests: nuclear engineering and safety (ageing of safety related structures), communication of science
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