UW President tours Lincoln County
*Photo Above: University of Wyoming officials tour the Rocky Mtn. Power Plant in Kemmerer. Pres. Ed Seidel was part of the group touring the plant, coal mine and proposed nuclear site. The trip also included a stop at the Soda…
TerraPower CEO says company is hopeful to break ground on construction in the fall
TerraPower CEO Chris Levesque says the company is hopeful to break ground on construction for the test and fill facility in the fall. He says they were hoping to start in the summer but hold ups from regulations with the…
Towns face chicken-and-egg dilemma with nuclear project needs
• The pathway to federal funds is uncertain for Kemmerer and Diamondville despite major infrastructure needs to host a nuclear power plant project. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com KEMMERER—When a 16-inch diameter ductile-iron municipal water pipeline failed this spring, a…
Bill Gates tours Kemmerer plant
By Rana Jones Kemmerer Gazette Via- Wyoming News Exchange KEMMERER — Microsoft billionaire and TerraPower Chairman Bill Gates toured the Naughton Power Plant in Kemmerer on Friday and saw where TerraPower will build a nuclear reactor before conducting a press…
Wyoming Industry Partners donate to support wildlife-friendly crossings
• Williams, NextEra Energy Resources, Project West, Rocky Mountain Power, Spire Storage and TerraPower donate to support South Kemmerer Wildlife Crossing Project Buffalo, WY – March 15, 2023: The WYldlife Fund, a charitable nonprofit partner of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department,…
TerraPower nuclear plant in Kemmerer to be delayed until 2030
TerraPower, the company who is currently building a Natrium Nuclear Reactor power plant in Kemmerer, has announced the project will likely be delayed at least two years. In a released statement, TerraPower said the delay is related to the unavailability…
TriSite looks to bring hopeful future for coal and Lincoln County
Lincoln County Treasurer Jerry Greenfield and TriSite President Brad Barham is hopeful the company has a bright future for both coal and the community. Greenfield has helped lead the way on the effort to look at coal-to-products. The county treasurer…
Towns welcome second chance at nuclear plant
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER – For the Wyoming towns not chosen to host a demonstration nuclear reactor, word that they’re back in the running for a new wave of plants came sooner than expected….
Nuclear industry eyes expansion despite tenuous start
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Having already agreed to take on one nuclear power plant in Wyoming, western utility giant PacifiCorp will now consider adding five more to its electric generation fleet by 2035, by co-locating “small modular reactors” where it…
TerraPower and PacifiCorp Announce Efforts to Expand Natrium Technology Deployment
The following is a press release from TerraPower TerraPower, a nuclear innovation company, and PacifiCorp, a regulated utility, announced Thursday their undertaking of a joint study to evaluate the feasibility of deploying up to five additional Natrium reactor and integrated…