Molten Chloride Fast Reactor combined with molten salt energy storage. Also working on a Traveling Wave Reactor that could burn natural U-238.
From TerraPower’s website:
The Natrium technology, co-developed by TerraPower and GE Hitachi Nuclear, offers the best way to deploy advanced nuclear power and meet the demands of the clean energy transition. The sodium fast reactor and integrated energy storage system are designed to provide firm generation for electrical grids with high penetrations of renewables. As part of the ARDP process, TerraPower and its utility partner, PacifiCorp, are bringing the first Natrium plant demonstration to Kemmerer, Wyoming, within this decade. The plant is being sited near one of PacifiCorp’s retiring coal facilities.
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Field activities in Kemmerer are scheduled to be complete in early July 2022 and the trailers onsite will be removed. Several groundwater monitoring wells will remain in place for long-term groundwater monitoring.
Once this work is completed, our team’s attention turns to laboratory testing and analysis. Early construction activities will likely begin in 2024.
There is still much work to be done. Progress to date has been encouraging and we are grateful for the continued support we receive from Kemmerer and the State of Wyoming.
- Fast spectrum breeder
- Molten salt
- UCl3, PuCl3 fuel (could use Th)