IV spinout TerraPower tabs Wyoming site for $4B 'next wave' nuclear plant.

Bill Gates sat down with Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes to outline how the world can avoid climate disaster in connection with his new book on the subject. During the segment, IV spinout TerraPower was highlighted as a “breakthrough nuclear power alternative.”

The 345-megawatt Natrium reactor from TerraPower, Inc., and GE Hitachi would use molten sodium metal as a coolant. 

Crosscut highlights TerraPower's pursuit of a reactor that requires refueling just once every 20 to 60 years.

Last week founder and CEO Nathan spoke at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission conference on investing in innovative forms of nuclear power and what the future of energy looks like.