Bill Gates and Warren Buffet to build next-generation nuclear reactor in Wyoming
The plant will be built on a retired coal-fired power plant, say TerraPower, founded by Gates, and PacifiCorp, owned by Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway
03 June 2021 - 17:22
Washington — Billionaire Bill Gates’s advanced nuclear reactor company TerraPower and PacifiCorp have selected Wyoming to launch the first Natrium reactor project on the site of a retiring coal plant, the state’s governor said on Wednesday.
TerraPower, founded by Gates about 15 years ago, and power company PacifiCorp, owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, said the exact site of the Natrium reactor demonstration plant is expected to be announced by the end of the year...
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