Wyoming Chronicle
New-gen Nuclear Power Teaser
Preview: Season 16 Episode 1 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Wyoming starts construction on a nuclear power plant that experts say is less expensive and safer.
With the backing of a billionaire and the work of a thousand engineers, TerraPower has broken ground in Kemmerer on a new-generation nuclear power station with distinct advantages over all nuclear plants that have come before it — including the capacity to store excess heat safely for quick access to supplement wind and solar power.
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New-gen Nuclear Power Teaser
Preview: Season 16 Episode 1 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
With the backing of a billionaire and the work of a thousand engineers, TerraPower has broken ground in Kemmerer on a new-generation nuclear power station with distinct advantages over all nuclear plants that have come before it — including the capacity to store excess heat safely for quick access to supplement wind and solar power.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipFor decades, Wyoming was the uranium mining capital of North America.
But the state's role in nuclear energy never went much beyond that.
Until now.
A company called TerraPower is building a new generation nuclear reactor in Kemmerer and well be here for the groundbreaking on the next Wyoming Chronicle.
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