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(Video) TerraPower breaks ground on Kemmerer Nuclear Plant

TerraPower celebrated the start of construction on the Natrium Reactor 1 Demonstration Project with a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, June 10 a few miles south of Kemmerer. This marks the first advanced reactor project to move from design into construction….

Kemmerer mayor, city administrator attend energy conference

  KEMMERER (WNE) — Kemmerer received attention at the Energy Communities Alliance conference for leading the way as the first community in the country to build a natrium nuclear reactor.  Kemmerer City Administrator Brian Muir and Mayor Bill Thek traveled…

SVI Radio Interview: Brian Muir, Kemmerer City Administrator

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Uranium is back: Production at Johnson County facility to begin in August

By Alex Hargrave Buffalo Bulletin Via- Wyoming News Exchange BUFFALO — Uranium Energy Corp. has announced that it will resume operations at its mine and processing plant in southern Johnson County in August. The company and its board have been…

Uranium Energy and Terra Power have an agreement for Kemmerer 

• Agreement focused on fuel supply.  The Natrium nuclear plant moved a step closer to production when Uranium Energy and TerraPower announced a working memorandum of understanding for a fuel supply. The Natrium demonstration project in Kemmerer will be a…

Wyoming nuclear plant on track despite industry setback, developer says

  • Despite assurances from Bill Gates-backed TerraPower, some skeptics contend its Wyoming project could be a “financial disaster.” By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Factors that led to the recent demise of a “small modular reactor” energy project in Utah do…

Feds field questions about Wyoming’s first nuclear power plant

• Before it can build a nuclear power plant, TerraPower must build a thorough case for feds to permit it, which includes public scrutiny. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com KEMMERER—TerraPower, backed by billionaire Bill Gates and the U.S. Department of Energy,…

Nuclear reactor back in focus at Kemmerer meeting

By Virginia Giorgis Bridger Valley Pioneer Via- Wyoming News Exchange LYMAN — A meeting was held Tuesday in Kemmerer during which the proposed TerraPower nuclear plant was discussed and residents questioned the timeline and safety of the proposed plant.  The…

TerraPower CEO gives update on engineering and construction of nuclear plant

TerraPower CEO Chris Levesque joined SVI to give an update on construction and the engineering process on the nuclear power plant. He says while it may not seem like progress is being made on site, he assures the public plenty…