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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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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.
Career Fair Session
Thursday, April 8, 2021|3:00–4:00PM EDT
View Profile for TerraPower
Session Chair:
Chris Breed (Terrapower)
Alternate Chair:
Ishita Trivedi
Session Organizer:
Edward Chen (NC State Univ.)
Track Organizer:
Session Producers:
Brian Andersen (NCSU)
TerraPower is a leading nuclear innovation company that strives to solve the world’s toughest problems in energy, climate and human health through nuclear energy and science. It is an established incubator and developer of ideas and technologies that offer energy independence, environmental sustainability, medical advancement and other cutting-edge opportunities. Behind each of its innovations, technologies and programs, TerraPower’s talented and growing team brings together diverse perspectives to achieve the original impetus defined when Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries founded the company: the private sector needed to take action in developing advanced nuclear answers for pressing global needs. Learn more about TerraPower and career opportunities to help build the clean energy future at https://terrapower.com/.
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