Last month, TerraPower kicked off construction on its 345-MW sodium-cooled fast reactor, and it’s on track to bring the country’s first utility-scale advanced nuclear plant online. The company has an agreement with Meta for up to eight Natrium plants by 2035.
Construction is also underway at what could become the first SMR in a G7 nation. OPG is building the first of four planned GE Hitachi BWRX-300s at Canada’s Darlington New Nuclear Project, targeting grid connection for unit one by year-end 2030.
While we’re here:The NRC recently announced Part 57, a streamlined licensing pathway for microreactors. It could compress construction permit and operating license timelines to under a year. The agency estimates $3.76B–$11.84B in industry cost savings.
Molly Glick
Energy Central Team
Tue, May 5
NEWS: Are advanced nuclear reactors finally moving from fission fantasy to grid reality?
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