TerraPower in Deal with Meta for Eight Natrium 345 MW Advanced Nuclear Plants
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- TerraPower and Meta agree to develop up to eight Natrium advanced nuclear plants (345 MW each) with energy storage, providing up to 2.8 GW of carbon-free power to Meta's data centers by 2032.
- The U.S. Department of Energy awards $2.7 billion to three companies for uranium enrichment to strengthen domestic LEU and HALEU supply chains.
- Oklo and Meta plan a 1.2 GW nuclear energy development in Ohio using Aurora powerhouses, targeting 2030-2034 for operation to power Meta's AI data centers.
- Oklo partners with DOE to deploy a radioisotope pilot facility for medical and research isotopes, shifting focus from a commercial plant to this pilot.
- Oklo develops a plutonium-fueled fast test reactor (Pluto) to qualify surplus plutonium as a bridge fuel for commercial HALEU production.
- Terrestrial Energy executes a DOE agreement for Project TETRA, a pilot molten salt reactor using standard assay low-enriched uranium (SALEU) for accelerated commercialization.
- ZettaJoule targets industrial uses with a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) based on Japanese HTTR technology, focusing on oil/gas refineries and planning a 30 MWt research reactor in Texas.
- Vistra signs a 20-year PPA with Meta for over 2,600 MW of nuclear energy from three plants, including uprates and license extensions to support Meta's operations starting in 2026.
- DOE delivers HALEU feedstock to Standard Nuclear for TRISO fuel production, supporting Radiant's microreactor demonstration scheduled for 2026.