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, ‘Bill Gates is prepared to invest billions of dollars in Wyoming’s next-generation nuclear power plant project.’,
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, ‘Gates said that his startup TerraPower LLC, which he founded, held a groundbreaking ceremony last week in Wyoming, where a coal-fired power plant has closed, to build the first commercial reactor.’,
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, ‘TerraPower has been exploring simpler and more affordable reactors since 2008 and plans to complete the new reactor by 2030.’,
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, ‘Bill Gates said, “I’ve already invested over $1 billion and will invest tens of billions more.”‘,
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, ‘While the plant was initially expected to start operating by 2028, Gates said that it is currently unacceptable to rely on Russian fuel for this, and he plans to source reactor fuel from the U.S. and allied countries.’,
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, ‘He emphasized that the goal is to effectively compete with natural gas.’,
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, ‘Carbon-free nuclear power is increasingly seen as a key component in addressing climate change. According to Bloomberg NEF, at last year’s COP28 climate change conference in Dubai, 25 countries pledged to triple their nuclear power capacity.’,
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