Contentful ID
0c77b9ce-aa6f-83a1-f7c1-e1d6b599ff23-draft
Company Values
Entity Description
TerraPower is a nuclear energy technology company founded to develop and commercializes its Traveling Wave Reactor and Molten Chloride Fast Reactor. Bill Gates is the company's co-founder, chairman of the board, and primary financial backer. TerraPower has established a joint venture with China National Nuclear Corp. to build a 600 MW prototype Traveling Wave Reactor in Fujian province, China (and then to manufacture the resulting commercial design), with an anticipated startup in the mid-2020's.
Entity Name
TerraPower, LLC
Entity Owler ID
132708
Focus Areas
General - Organization
Entity Type
Company
Is LCRI Company?
No
Technology Areas
Technology Description
The TWR, a sodium-cooled fast spectrum reactor, operates on a breed-and-burn approach, and is designed to utilize natural uranium or depleted uranium as fuel. Operating on a 40 year fuel cycle, this 1150 MWe fast reactor is designed to optimize fuel resource sustainability.
Technology Name
Traveling Wave Reactor (TWR)