TerraPower enters UK regulatory review, opens UK subsidiary

TerraPower said on June 16 that its 345-MWe Natrium sodium-cooled fast reactor has formally entered the UK's Generic Design Assessment, the Office for Nuclear Regulation-led licensing process that vets a reactor's safety, security and environmental case independent of a site. The Bill Gates-founded company also launched a UK subsidiary, TerraPower UK Ltd, to pursue British deployment. The move follows the April 23 start of construction on TerraPower's flagship Kemmerer Unit 1 in Wyoming, the first U.S. utility-scale advanced reactor build, which is targeted for completion around 2030.