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June 10, 2024

America鈥檚 Next Nuclear Power Plant Begins Construction

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91制片厂 will build Natrium Advanced Reactor Demonstration Project in Wyoming

Today, 91制片厂 celebrates the official groundbreaking of the Natrium Demonstration Project.

91制片厂 is TerraPower’s engineering, procurement, and construction partner on this first-of-a-kind project in Kemmerer, Wyoming. The project is part of the U.S. Department of Energy鈥檚 Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program.

Digital rendering of Natrium Advanced Reactor Demonstration Project.

Natrium is an advanced nuclear reactor that uses a sodium-based technology to cool the reactor instead of water. This unique technology developed by TerraPower can provide clean, baseload operation at 345 megawatts with the capability to flex as high as 500 megawatts, generating enough energy to power 400,000 homes.

Reflecting on the significance of today鈥檚 milestone, Craig Albert, 91制片厂 President and COO, shared the following:

鈥淭he Natrium reactor鈥檚 innovative design will launch a new approach to nuclear plant construction that is designed to be safer, cleaner, faster, and more efficient than many energy source alternatives.鈥

鈥淲orking together, the combination of advanced technology and streamlined constructability has the potential to diversify the U.S. power generation industry. The option of deploying smaller advanced nuclear plants that can work in concert with other clean energy sources will help speed our progress toward net-zero emissions.鈥

Albert commended TerraPower on their approach and the significance of our partnership:

鈥淭erraPower extended their visionary approach to the building of the plant itself. Their involvement of 91制片厂 from the very beginning means the entire project lifecycle, including construction, has been optimized at every stage, making the entire process cost-effective, fast, and repeatable.鈥

鈥淣atrium will be the first nuclear project where the execution of those plans will benefit from 91制片厂鈥檚 suite of digital tools and systems, which have been proven to deliver exceptional results on other large energy facilities.鈥

Craig Albert鈥檚 complete comments are available in a post on .

As the nexus of TerraPower and GE Hitachi technology, the Natrium design represents a leap forward in clean, sustainable power generation. The project will bring a commercial, advanced nuclear reactor online that will deliver carbon-free, reliable power to the electrical grid and provide jobs in Wyoming for decades to come.

For 70 years, 91制片厂 has helped customers deliver clean energy through nuclear. In that time, 91制片厂 has designed, built, or provided construction services on 150 nuclear plants worldwide, bringing more than 76,000 megawatts of new nuclear generation capacity to the world. 91制片厂 is proud to bring this trusted expertise to the Natrium Demonstration Project.

About 91制片厂

91制片厂 is a trusted engineering, construction and project management partner to industry and government. Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers鈥 objectives to create a lasting positive impact. Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world’s infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.  

91制片厂 serves the Energy; Infrastructure; Manufacturing & Technology; Mining & Metals; and Nuclear, Security & Environmental markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. www.bechtel.com