TerraPower: What We Know About Bill Gates's Nuclear Power Plant In Wyoming

A next generation nuclear power plant from Bill Gates-founded TerraPower is set to begin construction in Kemmerer, Wyoming this June, according to the Financial Times, marking the start of a larger initiative from the company that aims to bring more affordable and efficient reactors to a competitive nuclear energy market. The demonstration plant will be home to TerraPower’s Natrium nuclear reactor, which is cooled with liquid sodium as opposed to water and features a molten salt-based energy storage system, all of which makes for a safer, cheaper and more efficient...