TerraPower Signs Memorandum With Japan About Wyoming Plant
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 company announced late last year that it will build the first Natrium™ SFR demonstration project, a TerraPower and GE Hitachi technology, in southwest Wyoming.
Japan is known as a leader in developing sodium fast reactors, with experience dating back to the mid- 1980s, and the United States and Japan have a long history of working together to advance nuclear energy technology.
Chris Levesque, the president and CEO of TerraPower, noted that while there are many opportunities to share knowledge among U.S. and Japanese partners, there are several differences between the Natrium reactor and previous sodium fast reactors in Japan.
TerraPower is constructing the Natrium reactor through a public-private partnership with DOE.
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