A look ahead at advanced nuclear in 2022 June 2, TerraPower announced that it would build a demonstration nuclear reactor, known as Natrium, at a retiring Wyoming coal plant.
The Bill Gates-fronted nuclear developer had joined forces with utility Rocky Mountain Power, after receiving an $80 million Department of Energy grant, to build one of the country’s first small modular reactors.
“Wyoming has been a leader in energy for over a century,” Gates said during a news conference at the time, “and we hope our investment in Natrium will allow Wyoming to stay in the lead for many decades to come.”
All four candidate communities — Rock Springs, Kemmerer, Glenrock and Gillette — soon made it clear to TerraPower that they would welcome the nuclear plant. But in November, Kemmerer, home to 2,750 people and the 448-megawatt Naughton Coal Plant, won.
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