Kemmerer hits the news as the site of the first new non-light-water reactor approval in 40 years, but it won’t be online until 2030.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted TerraPower a permit to build a sodium-cooled, fast-neutron reactor near Kemmerer, Wyoming. The $4 billion project aims for completion by 2030, marking a significant step in next-generation nuclear technology and energy storage, with Bill Gates as a key backer.