![]() One of the labs TerraPower is working with is the University of Wyoming’s geology laboratory.Īll of the information from this process will be used in the design and construction of the project. Soil and rock samples from various depths will be sent to specialty laboratories for testing to evaluate the material properties. These investigations are done prior to most construction projects to help understand things such as the makeup of the soil, the depth of the bedrock and the makeup the local water table. The property, which is owned by PacifiCorp, is a greenfield site without a lot of information about what’s beneath the surface.Ĭrews drilled more than 100 boreholes to evaluate the underlying soil and rock. WORK IN KEMMERERĬrews also have been on the site of the future Natrium plant in Kemmerer for the last several months conducting a subsurface, or geotechnical, investigation. This design work will generate the plant specifications that will enable TerraPower and our contractors to outline our exact needs during the procurement phase of the project. TerraPower currently has more than 600 engineers working diligently on the final design and development of the Natrium reactor. We have completed our first year of planning work and have met all our internal milestones. There is an incredible amount of work that goes into meeting each milestone long before a plant is operational.įor the first three years of this project, TerraPower is focused on advancing the plant design and submitting the construction permit application to the U.S. Large, first-of-a-kind, energy generation projects like the Natrium project take years to come to fruition. Wyoming communities understand what it takes to produce energy, and its highly skilled workforce is experienced in building and operating complex projects. Wyoming has a lot to offer as a national energy leader for more than 100 years. The opportunity to build near one of PacifiCorp’s retiring coal plants in Wyoming, and add our technology to Kemmerer’s rich history of energy production, is something we continue to be proud of. Today, this innovative design is leading the pack of proposed advanced reactors with a projected in-service date within this decade. This 345 MWe sodium fast reactor also features an energy storage system that can boost output to 500 MWe during peak demand. Last year, TerraPower was excited to announce Kemmerer, Wyoming as the location for our first Natrium TM plant, a technology that we developed with GE Hitachi. ![]()
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