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TerraPower Secures NRC Permit For Reactor
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday issued its first construction permit in eight years, approving Bill Gates-backed TerraPower's plan for a sodium-cooled commercial reactor near Kemmerer, Wyoming. TerraPower filed in 2024, expects construction to begin within weeks on an up-to-$4 billion, 345-megawatt (peaking at 500 MW) plant targeted for completion by 2030, capable of powering roughly 400,000 homes.
