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fromThe Verge
14 hours ago

Bill Gates' nuclear company is the first to get approval to build next-gen reactor

TerraPower received NRC approval to build the first commercial-scale advanced nuclear reactor in Wyoming, expected completion by 2030, addressing grid demands from AI data centers.
fromSilicon Canals
15 hours ago

US approves TerraPower's sodium-cooled reactor, testing whether next-gen nuclear can meet AI-era power demands - Silicon Canals

The Natrium reactor, developed jointly by Bill Gates-backed TerraPower and GE Hitachi, is being built as part of the Department of Energy's Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program. It represents something genuinely new: a reactor designed from the ground up to complement renewable energy rather than compete with it.
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