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Bill Gates, Warren Buffett building nuclear reactor in coal-rich Wyoming
Posted on 6/8/21 at 2:36 pm
Posted on 6/8/21 at 2:36 pm
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Billionaire buddies Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are teaming up to build a nuclear reactor — on the site of a coal plant that’s being phased out in Wyoming.
Nuclear reactor design company TerraPower, which Gates founded about 15 years ago, and power company PacifiCorp, which is owned by Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, are partners on the Natrium nuclear reactor pilot project, the companies said.
The Department of Energy is also involved in the project through funding and a cooperative agreement.
TerraPower claims its Natrium reactor, which was designed in partnership with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, is more fuel-efficient, cost-effective and safer than traditional nuclear reactors, Gates said by video earlier this week at a news conference in the state capital, Cheyenne.
“We think Natrium will be a game-changer for the energy industry,” said Gates, who’s going through a high-profile divorce. He appeared to be wearing his wedding ring in the video.
“Wyoming has been a leader in energy for over a century and we hope our investment in Natrium will help Wyoming to stay in the lead for many decades to come,” he added.
But some scientists have expressed concern that there’s little evidence that advanced nuclear reactors are safer than traditional ones.
A recent report from the Union of Concerned Scientists noted that the supply chain for advanced reactors could be a target for terrorists looking to create a crude nuclear weapon. “In fact, certain alternative reactor designs pose even more safety, proliferation, and environmental risks than the current fleet,” the report states.
The specialized storage technology of the Natrium system can boost its output to the amount of energy required to power about 400,000 homes, TerraPower said.
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Billionaire buddies Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are teaming up to build a nuclear reactor — on the site of a coal plant that’s being phased out in Wyoming.
Nuclear reactor design company TerraPower, which Gates founded about 15 years ago, and power company PacifiCorp, which is owned by Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, are partners on the Natrium nuclear reactor pilot project, the companies said.
The Department of Energy is also involved in the project through funding and a cooperative agreement.
TerraPower claims its Natrium reactor, which was designed in partnership with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, is more fuel-efficient, cost-effective and safer than traditional nuclear reactors, Gates said by video earlier this week at a news conference in the state capital, Cheyenne.
“We think Natrium will be a game-changer for the energy industry,” said Gates, who’s going through a high-profile divorce. He appeared to be wearing his wedding ring in the video.
“Wyoming has been a leader in energy for over a century and we hope our investment in Natrium will help Wyoming to stay in the lead for many decades to come,” he added.
But some scientists have expressed concern that there’s little evidence that advanced nuclear reactors are safer than traditional ones.
A recent report from the Union of Concerned Scientists noted that the supply chain for advanced reactors could be a target for terrorists looking to create a crude nuclear weapon. “In fact, certain alternative reactor designs pose even more safety, proliferation, and environmental risks than the current fleet,” the report states.
The specialized storage technology of the Natrium system can boost its output to the amount of energy required to power about 400,000 homes, TerraPower said.
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Posted on 6/8/21 at 2:37 pm to Crimson Wraith
I guess this is better than him (Gates) plotting to black out the sky.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 2:40 pm to Crimson Wraith
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The specialized storage technology of the Natrium system can boost its output to the amount of energy required to power about 400,000 homes, TerraPower said.
I always love when people tell you something without really telling you anything at all
What investment is needed to power those 400K homes?
Posted on 6/8/21 at 2:41 pm to Crimson Wraith
Good, we need more nuke plants. It is what we should have been building all along.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 2:42 pm to Crimson Wraith
I'm good with this. We should be moving to all homes 100% powered by nuclear within next 20 years.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 2:45 pm to Crimson Wraith
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The Department of Energy is also involved in the project through funding and a cooperative agreement.
This is the problem with our government. Why in the frick do two of the richest men on the planet need a fricking penny of taxpayer money?
Posted on 6/8/21 at 2:47 pm to indianswim
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I guess this is better than him (Gates) plotting to black out the sky.
Maybe both
Posted on 6/8/21 at 2:47 pm to lsu777
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I'm good with this
I am too, but let's hope billy boy and warren don't cut off power to homes of those they don't like. would you put that past them?
Posted on 6/8/21 at 2:48 pm to Crimson Wraith
I'm ok with this. Although suspicious with those two heading it up.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 2:48 pm to Crimson Wraith
Interesting, but does not look like a very efficient design. Thermal storage.
"The reactor runs steadily, no matter what the weather conditions, and a huge, inexpensive energy storage system (in this case a heat tank) is charged when there is a lot of wind or solar, and discharged when there isn’t."
I think it's being designed solely as a way to integrate solar and wind.
NEI.org
"The reactor runs steadily, no matter what the weather conditions, and a huge, inexpensive energy storage system (in this case a heat tank) is charged when there is a lot of wind or solar, and discharged when there isn’t."
I think it's being designed solely as a way to integrate solar and wind.
NEI.org
Posted on 6/8/21 at 2:48 pm to Crimson Wraith
If this is the same technology/company that was discussed during the Bill Gates Netflix documentary, I believe they were eyeing the first plant in China. However, Trump's election put a halt to those discussions. It's good to see they're keeping the tech in country this time.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 2:57 pm to bamarep
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Why in the frick do two of the richest men on the planet need a fricking penny of taxpayer money?
Why spend your own money, when the government will just bankroll your project for free?
Posted on 6/8/21 at 2:59 pm to Kracka
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Why spend your own money, when the government will just bankroll your project for free?
That's called capitalism, folks. And it's only bad when other people are allowed to do it.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 3:02 pm to Crimson Wraith
Most of our power should be nuclear.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 3:06 pm to Crimson Wraith
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But some scientists have expressed concern that there’s little evidence that advanced nuclear reactors are safer than traditional ones.
Which have proven to be very safe. Ask the French---they over 90% of their electricity from nuclear power plants.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 3:07 pm to I B Freeman
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some scientists have expressed concern
When they say "some scientists" they mean radical activists who are never going to be persuaded because they are ideologues with little connection to reality.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 3:15 pm to Crimson Wraith
I just want my nuclear reactors to be meltdown proof or passively failsafe.
I'm a bit leery of sodium cooled plants as a design. If there was a water that got in there...
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I'm a bit leery of sodium cooled plants as a design. If there was a water that got in there...
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Posted on 6/8/21 at 3:40 pm to Crimson Wraith
Wyoming is about to be own by these two .
Posted on 6/8/21 at 3:48 pm to Auburn1968
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I'm a bit leery of sodium cooled plants as a design. If there was a water that got in there...
I think they are using sodium chloride, not sodium.
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