Bill Gates on Nuclear Energy and TerraPower
Microsoft founder and extraordinary philanthropist Bill Gates is also a nuclear energy enthusiast.
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New Lattice Confinement Fusion Power Reactors May Eliminate 95% of SNF
Microsoft founder and extraordinary philanthropist Bill Gates is also a nuclear energy enthusiast.
NRC, residents discuss TerraPower SMR plans in Wyoming
A public hearing in Kemmerer, Wyo., drew dozens of comments and questions about TerraPower’s plans to build the Natrium nuclear reactor demonstration project in the coming years....
Virginia utility considers SMRs
Dominion Energy Virginia has issued a request for proposals from leading nuclear companies to study the feasibility of putting a small modular reactor at its North Anna nuclear power...
TEDx talk explains nuclear recycling and nonproliferation technologies
Jenifer Shafer, the associate director for technology at the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E), recently delivered a TEDx talk in which she explained the basic concepts of...
ANS Annual Conference special plenary: Our friends the isotopes
“What can the atom do for you, other than produce electricity from nuclear reactors?” That was the question asked and answered during an ANS Annual Conference special plenary session on...
TerraPower breaks ground on SMR project in Wyoming
A ceremony in Wyoming yesterday marked the official start of construction of TerraPower’s planned Natrium reactor demonstration project.While currently awaiting final review from the U.S....
Wyoming as a hub for new nuclear manufacturing and microreactor deployment?
A 60-year-old Wyoming industrial machinery company is partnering with nuclear innovator BWX Technologies to deploy 50-megawatt microreactors in America’s heartland over the coming years to...
NRC announces opportunity to request hearing on TerraPower construction application
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission this week announced the window is open for members of the public to request a hearing on the construction permit application for TerraPower’s Natrium...
Urgent imperative: The crucial role of near-term nuclear deployment
As advocates for the environment, national security, and U.S. prosperity, and as believers that the substantial global expansion of nuclear energy is essential to these interests, let’s take...
TerraPower backs metallic HALEU pilot plant at Framatome’s Richland site
TerraPower announced May 29 that it will work with Framatome North America to fund the high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) metallization pilot plant that Framatome is building at its fuel...
NRC accepts TerraPower’s SMR construction permit
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has formally accepted TerraPower’s small modular reactor construction permit application and is scheduling it for review.The company’s Natrium...