Utah, Idaho and Wyoming's governors tour a nuclear power plant under construction

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Utah, Idaho and Wyoming's governors tour a nuclear power plant under construction

https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/utah-idaho-and-wyomings-governors-tour-a-nuclear-power-plant-under-construction

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Microsoft founder Bill Gates recently hosted the governors of Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming at the construction site for the Natrium nuclear power plant in western Wyoming. TerraPower received authorization from the Department of Energy to begin building the 500-megawatt facility.

The project utilizes liquid sodium cooling rather than traditional water systems to reduce resource consumption while meeting regional energy demands driven by population growth and artificial intelligence. Scheduled to begin generating electricity in 2031, the facility faces ongoing scrutiny from regional stakeholders regarding waste storage and security.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates hosted the governors of Utah, Idaho and Wyoming at a construction site for a new nuclear power plant.

FOX 13 News was invited to accompany them on the tour."It's nice to see it going vertical," Utah Governor Spencer Cox said as he viewed a pit for a nuclear reactor. "This is what we've been waiting for. It's been on paper, it's been in computers and now it's real."TerraPower's Natrium plant is designed to be the next generation of nuclear power in America. It is utilizing new technologies for cooling and storage.

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https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/utah-idaho-and-wyomings-governors-tour-a-nuclear-power-plant-under-construction