TerraPower Secures NRC Approval to Begin Wyoming's Sodium-Cooled Reactor
The NRC has granted construction approval for TerraPower’s Natrium reactor project in Kemmerer, Wyoming, allowing early construction on a 245 MW sodium‑cooled reactor with a salt-based energy storage system designed to pair with renewables; backed by DOE under the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program, the project aims for completion around 2030, though it still must obtain a license to operate and could face delays typical of first‑of‑its‑kind projects.