On Wednesday, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that it had issued its first construction approval in nearly a decade. The approval will allow work to begin on a site in Kemmerer, Wyoming, by a company called TerraPower. That company is most widely recognized as being financially backed by Bill Gates, but it’s attempting to build a radically new reactor, one that is sodium-cooled and incorporates energy storage as part of its design.

This doesn’t necessarily mean it will gain approval to operate the reactor, but it’s a critical step for the company.

The TerraPower design, which it calls Natrium and has been developed jointly with GE Hitachi, has several novel features. Probably the most notable of these is the use of liquid sodium for cooling and heat transfer. This allows the primary coolant to remain liquid, avoiding any of the challenges posed by the high-pressure steam used in water-cooled reactors. But it carries the risk that sodium is highly reactive when exposed to air or water. Natrium is also a fast-neutron reactor, which could allow it to consume some isotopes that would otherwise end up as radioactive waste in more traditional reactor designs.

The reactor is also relatively small compared to most current nuclear plants (345 megawatts versus roughly one gigawatt), and incorporates energy storage. Rather than using the heat extracted by the sodium to boil water, the plant will put the heat into a salt-based storage material that can either be used to generate electricity or stored for later use. This will allow the plant to operate around renewable power, which would otherwise undercut it on price. The storage system will also allow it to temporarily output up to 500 MW of electricity.

The post TerraPower gets OK to start construction of its first nuclear plant appeared first on MASSIVE News.

For decades, Bill Gates was the ultimate tech visionary and philanthropist — the face of global good through Microsoft and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. But his association with convicted offender Jeffrey Epstein has reshaped public perception. Though Gates faces no criminal charges, questions linger over judgment, power and responsibility. This isn’t just about legality — it’s about character, hubris and the company powerful people keep. As more names emerge from the Epstein files, one larger debate unfolds: do we confuse wealth with virtue? And should society stop building billionaires into flawless heroes? Palki Sharma tells you.

—

Epstein Files | Jeffrey Epstein | Bill Gates | Firstpost | News Live | World News | Latest News | Global News | International News | News | Trending News

#epsteinfiles #jeffreyepstein #billgates #firstpost #newslive #worldnews #latestnews #globalnews #news #internationalnews #trendingnews

Firstpost is an Indian news and media website. Get all the incisive opinions, in-depth analyses and other visual stories that matter to you and the world right here on this channel.

Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live.
https://www.youtube.com/@Firstpost

Follow Firstpost on Website:
https://www.firstpost.com

Follow Firstpost on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/firstpost/

Follow Firstpost on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/firstpostin/

Follow Firstpost on X:
https://twitter.com/firstpost

Follow Firstpost on WhatsApp:
https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va6zOIrEQIamseyg762V

The post Epstein Files LIVE: Bill Gates Aologises Over Connection with Epstein Files | Jeffrey Epstein appeared first on MASSIVE News.

President Donald Trump hosts dinner at the White House.

—

Firstpost | News Live | World News | Latest News | Global News | International News | News | Trending News

#firstpost #newslive #worldnews #latestnews #globalnews #news #internationalnews #trendingnews

Firstpost is an Indian news and media website. Get all the incisive opinions, in-depth analyses and other visual stories that matter to you and the world right here on this channel.

Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live.
https://www.youtube.com/@Firstpost

Follow Firstpost on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/firstpost/

Follow Firstpost on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/firstpostin/

Follow Firstpost on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/firstpost

Follow Firstpost on WhatsApp:
https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va6zOIrEQIamseyg762V

The post Trump LIVE: US President Donald Trump Hosts Tech CEOs for White House Dinner |Bill Gates, Zuckerberg appeared first on MASSIVE News.