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Q&A: What’s the Deal with Bill Gates’s Wyoming Nuclear Plant?

An MIT professor of nuclear science breaks down the benefits of the TerraPower plant.

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

A view of the Naughton coal-fired power plant in Kemmerer, Wyo. The plant is scheduled to be decommissioned by 2025 and TerraPower plans to build a nuclear plant nearby. Credit: Natalie Behring/Getty Images

In Georgia, Bloated Costs Take Over a Nuclear Power Plant and a Fight Looms Over Who Pays

By James Bruggers

TerraPower founder Bill Gates speaks in a recorded video message during a June 2 news conference at the Wyoming state Capitol in Cheyenne, announcing efforts to advance a Natrium reactor demonstration project. “We think Natrium will be a game-changer for the energy industry,” Gates said. “Wyoming has been a leader in energy for over the century and we hope our investment in Natrium will help Wyoming to stay in the lead for many decades to come.” Credit: Michael Cummo/The Wyoming Tribune Eagle

Bill Gates’ Vision for Next-Generation Nuclear Power in Wyoming Coal Country

By Hal Bernton, Seattle Times, and Judy Fahys, Inside Climate News

Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft, hold a fir

Clean Economy Week: ARPA-E a Tough Sell

By Maria Gallucci, InsideClimate News

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