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Gates-backed TerraPower wins federal approval to build its Natrium reactor in Wyoming
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In March 2026 the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission granted TerraPower — the advanced-nuclear company founded and chaired by Bill Gates — a construction permit for its 345-megawatt Natrium sodium-cooled fast reactor near Kemmerer, Wyoming, making it the first non-light-water advanced reactor in the United States cleared to move from design into nuclear construction. The company had already broken ground on the plant's non-nuclear systems in 2024 and completed the NRC's final safety evaluation in late 2025. TerraPower aims to begin commercial operation of the demonstration plant around 2030, pairing the reactor with a molten-salt energy-storage system to follow fluctuating grid demand. Gates has promoted the design as a route to firm, carbon-free power.
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