TerraPower, a company backed by Bill Gates, has received a crucial permit to begin converting a coal power plant in Wyoming into a sodium-cooled nuclear reactor.

TerraPower’s project in Wyoming, which uses novel technology, is the first new commercial reactor to receive federal approval in nearly a decade.

In "Historic Day For Nuclear Industry", Novel Technology Reactor Gets First Federal Permit In A Decade To Start Building In a move that's got America's energy bureaucrats finally moving at something approaching market speed, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has handed TerraPower - the Bill Gates-backed outfit pushing the Natrium advanced reactor - the first commercial nuclear construction permit issued in nearly a decade. After years of regulatory theater and the usual alphabe...

Bill Gates-Backed TerraPower Wins US Approval For Advanced Nuclear Reactor  Bloomberg

TerraPower, a company backed by Bill Gates, has received U.S. approval to construct an advanced nuclear reactor, marking a significant step in nuclear energy development.