TerraPower is constructing its first reactor near a retiring coal facility in Kemmerer, Wyoming, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program. Engineers and developers are no longer treating the Natrium reactor as just a concept—they are actively constructing it as the only advanced, non-light water reactor in the Western Hemisphere. And they designed it to address the challenges of the clean energy transition. Located near a former coal plant, the Natrium facility demonstrates nuclear energy’s role in reducing global carbon emissions. Additionally, TerraPower also expects... Continue Reading
Clean Energy vs Fossil Fuels
Colorado is on pace to meet the carbon pollution goals under the Environmental Clean Power Plan. Despite President Trumps order eliminating many restrictions on fossil fuel production; Governor Hickenlooper announced Colorado will move forward with clean energy initiatives. Colorado is the seventh largest energy producing state in the United States. Our state has tougher rules and regulations than the federal government for finding and fixing leaks from oil and gas wells, tanks and pipelines. Wind and solar energy are about to become unstoppable. Natural gas and oil production are approaching… Continue Reading