nuclear power

Gordon: "Fossil fuels are an important part of our state's energy mix and a vital component of any effort to successfully address reasonable climate goals. With innovation, they will continue to be part of our portfolio for the foreseeable future."

At least that long, maybe more.

On March 14, TerraPower announced that it was selected to receive $8.5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).   The funding is part of the ARPA-E Optimizing Nuclear Waste and Advanced Reactor Disposal Systems (ONWARDS) program, which focused on increasing the deployment and use of nuclear power as a source of clean energy. ... Read M

TerraPower announced on January 31 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Mitsubishi FBR Systems so as to share data and resources related to the development of advanced sodium fast reactor (SFR) technology...

The plant will take seven years to complete.

The reactor will be built by Rocky Mountain Power and the Bill Gates company Terrapower and will be housed in a retired coal-fired power plant.

Gordon says no state money will be used to build the facility, although the federal Department of Energy will contribute funding.

Cheney and other Wyoming politicians announced support of a proposed nuclear power plant at retiring coal plant

Terrapower was founded by software engineer and entrepreneur Bill Gates, who also serves as the company's chairman.

Miller also said the proposal would keep people employed at Wyoming's power plants as they transition out of coal.