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Converting Coal Power Plants to Nuclear Gains Steam

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nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, the nuclear energy firm TerraPower plans to retrofit an existing coal plant with a sodium fast reactor. However, there is one project that has made some headway. In Kemmerer, Wyo., The firm is planning to start building its reactor around 2026, hoping to deliver power by decade’s end.

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