by Frank Bergman, Slay News:
The U.S. federal government has just given Bill Gates’s new company the green light to begin construction of a nuclear reactor, marking a major shift in America’s energy landscape.
Gates’s new nuclear reactor project is the first to win government approval in nearly a decade.
The move is raising fresh questions about the growing alliance between Big Tech, government regulators, and the future of America’s energy grid.
Federal Approval Clears Path for Massive Nuclear Project
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted a construction permit to TerraPower to build a next-generation nuclear reactor in western Wyoming.
TerraPower is a company founded and funded by Gates.
The project, valued at roughly $4 billion, will involve a sodium-cooled reactor, an advanced design that differs significantly from traditional nuclear plants.
TerraPower CEO Chris Levesque confirmed the milestone, stating:
“We have spent thousands of manpower hours working to achieve this momentous accomplishment.”
The reactor is expected to be completed by 2030.
It will generate up to 500 megawatts of electricity at peak capacity, enough to power around 400,000 homes.
AI Boom Driving Energy Expansion
The approval comes as energy demand surges across the United States.
The demand is driven in large part by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure.
The computer systems that power AI demand huge levels of power.
Major tech firms, including Mark Zuckerberg’s company Meta, are now aggressively investing in nuclear energy to secure reliable power for data centers.
