More good news for TerraPower on Kemmerer construction permit

July 7, 2025, 7:01AMNuclear News
Concept art of TerraPower’s Natrium plan. (Image: TerraPower)

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has whittled down the timeline for reviewing TerraPower’s construction permit application for Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1 in Wyoming. Announcing a new, more aggressive schedule, the NRC said it aims to complete its review by the end of 2025, eight months earlier than originally planned.

NRC gives TerraPower good news on Kemmerer construction permit

February 27, 2025, 3:00PMNuclear News

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has sent a February 26 letter to George Wilson, vice president of regulatory affairs for TerraPower, informing him that the agency’s draft safety evaluation (SE) has been completed on the company’s construction permit application for Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1. This advanced non–light water reactor design, dubbed Natrium, is slated for construction near a retiring coal plant in Wyoming as TerraPower’s first reactor.

NRC signs off on volcanic risk report for TerraPower’s Natrium project

September 25, 2024, 3:00PMNuclear News

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has notified TerraPower that the company has delivered enough information on volcanic risk activity around its proposed small modular reactor project in Kemmemer, Wyo., to satisfy the federal review process.