Kemmerer is in the news as the U.S. approves the first new non-light-water reactor in 40 years; nuclear plants still need licenses and won’t finish before 2030. Pop: largest city and county seat of Lincoln County, WY, population ~2.6k (2010).
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.