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  • NRC Approves Construction Permit for TerraPower’s Natrium Advanced Reactor

    NRC Approves Construction Permit for TerraPower’s Natrium Advanced Reactor

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued the first construction permit for a commercial-scale advanced nuclear power plant to TerraPower for its Natrium reactor (Kemmerer Unit 1) in Wyoming. The 345 MW sodium-cooled fast reactor, featuring a molten salt-based energy storage system, is being developed under the DOE’s Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program. The NRC…

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