The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently accepted TerraPower’s construction permit application for review.
The advanced reactor company, based in Bellevue, Washington, is seeking permission to build its Natrium reactor in Kemmerer, Wyoming as part of a demonstration project supported by the U.S. Department of Energy.
If approved, the construction permit will be the first ever issued by the NRC for a commercial non-light water power reactor.
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