Bill Gates-backed experimental nuclear power plant heads to tiny Wyoming city
by Guardian staff and agencies from Environment | The Guardian on (#5S0AJ)
Officials have announced that Kemmerer, population 2,600, will be the site of a plant featuring a liquid sodium-cooled reactor
A tiny city in the top US coal-mining state of Wyoming is set to become the home of an experimental nuclear power project backed by Bill Gates.
The new Natrium nuclear power plant will be located in Kemmerer, officials announced on Tuesday, and will replace a coal-fired plant that is set to close in 2025.
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