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US-based TerraPower has submitted its construction permit application to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the Natrium reactor demonstration project. This is the first application to NRC for construction of a commercial advanced reactor.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 03 April 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsterrapower-applies-for-natrium-reactor-demonstration-project-construction-permit-11651111
The company says its application to build the Natrium reactor demonstration project is the first construction permit application for a commercial advanced reactor to be submitted to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Non-nuclear construction will begin this summer.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 03 April 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/TerraPower-submits-application-to-build-Natrium-re
US-based TerraPower has selected five suppliers to support its Natrium Reactor Demonstration Project in Kemmerer, Wyoming. TerraPower these award selections are integral to the development of the Natrium plant. “Upon completion, the Natrium plant will be a full commercial operating plant and will bring to market clean, reliable, stable baseload energy and flexible energy storage, as well as long-term jobs to energy producing communities.”
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 14 February 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsterrapower-selects-five-suppliers-for-its-natrium-reactor-project-11512368
The company responsible for implementing the UAE's civil nuclear power programme has signed separate agreements with several small modular reactor (SMR) developers on the sidelines of the COP28 climate conference in Dubai.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 12 December 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/ENEC-signs-multiple-SMR-MoUs
US-based TerraPower has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the UAE’s Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) on the sidelines of COP28 to explore opportunities for the commercialisation and global deployment of Terrapower’s Natrium technology. “Bringing advanced nuclear technologies to market is critical to meeting global decarbonisation targets,” said TerraPower President & CEO Chris Levesque. “TerraPower and ENEC are leading the way in deploying nuclear plants, and this agreement allows us to share our expertise and design experience, and explore the opportunity for deployment of Natrium reactors around the world including additional locations in the United States.”
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 07 December 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsterrapower-signs-mous-with-enec-and-uranium-energy-corp-11351984
Following the launch of a programme aimed at leveraging its experience in successfully delivering a nuclear power plant project, the UAE's Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has signed a number of agreements with small modular reactor and micro-reactor vendors to explore opportunities for the commercialisation and global deployment of their designs.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 06 December 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/ENEC-to-evaluate-deployment-of-SMRs-and-microreact
Agreement will enable exploration of technical design and commercial viability
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Tuesday, 05 December 2023
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/bill-gates-terrapower-signs-natrium-mou-with-uae-12-1-2023
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Mitsubishi FBR Systems (MFBR), and US-based TerraPower have expanded their January 2022 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the development of sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) technologies.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 03 November 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsjapan-and-us-expand-cooperation-on-fast-reactors-11265750
TerraPower of the USA and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Mitsubishi FBR Systems (MFBR) have agreed to expand their existing memorandum of understanding, signed in January 2022, on the development of sodium-cooled fast reactors.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 02 November 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/TerraPower-expands-cooperation-with-Japan-on-fast
US power utility Southern Company, TerraPower and Core Power have started pumped-salt operations in the Integrated Effects Test (IET), as a step towards development of Generation-IV molten salt reactor technology, namely TerraPower’s first-of-a-kind Molten Chloride Fast Reactor (MCFR).
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 07 October 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsterrapower-begins-testing-molten-salt-technology-11199243