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TerraPower-China nuclear deal collapses under U.S. export restrictions
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The U.S. Department of Energy tightened restrictions on civilian nuclear technology cooperation with China in 2018-2019, forcing TerraPower to abandon its agreement with the China National Nuclear Corporation to build the Traveling Wave Reactor demonstration plant. Gates publicly described the collapse as a significant setback that forced TerraPower to pivot to the United States as its demonstration site, eventually leading to the Natrium reactor project in Kemmerer, Wyoming. The episode highlighted the tension between commercial logic and U.S. national security concerns regarding advanced nuclear technology cooperation with China.
Source: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201911/22/WS5dd774d7a310cf3e35579598.html
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