TerraPower is a nuclear technology company founded by Bill Gates that has partnered with utilities and policymakers to develop advanced reactor designs that could support data center power demands in the United States.
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TerraPower broke ground on the 345 MWe Natrium plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming, the first commercial advanced reactor construction start in the US, with completion targeted for 2030 and a Meta agreement for up to eight units by 2035.
The state pitches zero income tax, TerraPower's Natrium reactor in Kemmerer, semi-arid climate averaging 45 degrees for free-air cooling, and an industrial workforce experienced in pipelines and high-voltage transmission.
TerraPower's Natrium reactor won NRC construction permit approval for Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1 in Wyoming in roughly 18 months, well ahead of the projected 27 months and a decade faster than Vogtle's 15-year ordeal.
SMRs are the response: Oklo's Aurora at Idaho National Laboratory and TerraPower's Natrium in Wyoming have broken ground, offering 50-300 MW on-site without grid interconnection.
This is Meta's second Indiana campus and part of a national buildout spanning Texas, Wisconsin, and Louisiana, backed by nuclear procurement deals with TerraPower, Oklo, and Vistra targeting up to 6.6 GW of capacity by 2032.