#terrapower — Public Fediverse posts
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https://www.europesays.com/people/66404/ Bill Gates: ‘The Future of Energy Is Subatomic’ #AdvancedNuclear #BillGates #BreakthroughEnergy #CleanElectricity #CommonwealthFusionSystems #DecarbonizationStrategies #EnergyInnovation #EnergyStorage #eni #FusionEnergy #GenerationIvReactors #Google #GridModernization #LawrenceLivermoreNationalLaboratory #MarathonFusion #Nuclear #NuclearPower #SmallModularReactors #TerraPower #TypeOneEnergy #xcimer #ZapEnergy
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Fair.org:
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Washington Post Promotes Nuclear Agenda Tied to Bezos’ Investments
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".. Post has devoted four editorials to supporting the expansion of nuclear energy in the past three months, relying on factual errors and distortions .."https://fair.org/home/washington-post-promotes-nuclear-agenda-tied-to-bezos-investments/
1.4.2026
#Amazon #Bezos #ClimateChange #CommonwealthEdison #EPA #Exelon #LNT #NRC #NuclearPower #NuclearSafety #NuclearWaste #Plutonium #TerraPower #USA #VCSummer #Vogtle #WashingtonPost #XEnergy
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#NuclearReactor Backed by #BillGates Gets Federal Approval
#TerraPower’s project in #Wyoming, which uses novel technology, is the first new commercial reactor to receive federal approval in decade.
TerraPower design, which it calls #Natrium developed with GE Hitachi, has several novel features. Probably most notable of these is the use of liquid #sodium for cooling and heat transfer.
Plant won’t be done until 2030 at the earliest, and it still needs an operating license.
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Meta, AI 슈퍼클러스터에 6.6GW 원전 확보, 500만 가구 규모 전력
Meta가 6.6GW 규모 원전 계약 발표. 500만 가구 전력 규모로 AI 슈퍼클러스터 Prometheus 가동. 빅테크의 원전 러시 배경과 의미를 분석합니다. -
Meta stawia na atom. Gigantyczna inwestycja w energię dla systemów AI
Spółka macierzysta Facebooka i Instagrama ogłosiła zawarcie serii umów, które mają zapewnić jej dostęp do nawet 6,6 GW energii jądrowej.
Meta nawiązała współpracę z firmami Vistra, TerraPower oraz Oklo, aby zasilić swoje energochłonne centra danych, stanowiące fundament dla rozwoju sztucznej inteligencji. Plan zakłada zarówno wsparcie istniejących elektrowni, jak i budowę nowoczesnych reaktorów nowej generacji.
Decyzja technologicznego giganta podyktowana jest rosnącym zapotrzebowaniem na stabilną energię elektryczną, niezbędną do trenowania i obsługi modeli AI. Jak wynika z komunikatu, ambicją firmy jest stworzenie „osobistej superinteligencji”, co wymaga infrastruktury o niespotykanej dotąd skali. W przeciwieństwie do źródeł odnawialnych zależnych od pogody, energetyka jądrowa zapewnia stałe dostawy prądu (tzw. base load), co jest kluczowe dla ciągłości pracy serwerowni.
Reanimacja starych bloków i zwiększenie mocy
W ramach umowy z firmą Vistra, Meta sfinansuje przedłużenie żywotności oraz modernizację trzech działających elektrowni jądrowych: Perry i Davis-Besse w Ohio oraz Beaver Valley w Pensylwanii.
Porozumienie przewiduje nie tylko zakup 2,1 GW energii, ale także inwestycje w tzw. uprating, czyli techniczne zwiększenie mocy reaktorów. Dzięki temu do początku lat 30. do sieci w regionie PJM (obsługującym wschodnie stany USA) trafi dodatkowe 433 MW mocy, zasilając między innymi superklaster obliczeniowy Prometheus.
Inwestycja w technologie przyszłości
Meta nie ogranicza się do konwencjonalnego atomu. Umowa z TerraPower zakłada budowę dwóch jednostek typu Natrium o łącznej mocy 690 MW, które mają zostać oddane do użytku już w 2032 roku. Firma zapewniła sobie również prawo do energii z sześciu kolejnych planowanych jednostek, co łącznie może dać 2,8 GW mocy do 2035 roku. Technologia Natrium łączy reaktory na prędkich neutronach z magazynami soli stopionej, co pozwala na elastyczne zarządzanie produkcją energii.
Równolegle rozwijana będzie współpraca z firmą Oklo, specjalizującą się w małych reaktorach (SMR). W hrabstwie Pike w stanie Ohio powstać ma kampus energetyczny, który może dostarczyć do 1,2 GW czystej energii. Pierwsze reaktory Aurora Powerhouse, oparte na technologii powielającej paliwo, mają rozpocząć pracę około 2030 roku. Jest to jeden z największych korporacyjnych zakupów energii jądrowej w historii USA, co potwierdza, że Big Tech staje się de facto jednym z głównych rozgrywających na rynku energetycznym.
#centraDanych #energiaJądrowa #Meta #news #Oklo #reaktorySMR #sztucznaInteligencja #TerraPower #Vistra
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Meta wird zum weltweit größten industriellen Abnehmer von Atomstrom.
Das Unternehmen sichert sich 6,6 Gigawatt Leistung durch Verträge mit Vistra, Oklo und TerraPower. Der Fokus liegt technisch auf Small Modular Reactors (SMR), um die Grundlast für KI-Training abzusichern. Erneuerbare gelten hierfür als zu volatil.
Ob die lokale Akzeptanz im Pike County die Zeitpläne hält, ist fraglich.
#Meta #Oklo #TerraPower
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Hier ist, was eure Tools dann antreibt, falls ihr im Dunst von #Meta / #Facebook / #Llama Dinge tut. ☢️ #TerraPower wurde von #BillGates mitgegründet; weder diese, noch ☢️ #Oklo, noch ☢️ #ConstellationEnergy haben heute funktionierende #AKW. Verkauft wird das Gift dann als "sauber" 🤮 #Atomkraft #SMR
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#Meta has signed deals with three #nuclear companies to provide over 6 gigawatts of power to its #datacentres. The deals include 2.1 gigawatts from #Vistra’s existing reactors, 1.2 gigawatts from #Oklo’s small modular reactors, and 690 megawatts from #TerraPower’s reactors, with options for more. https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/09/meta-signs-deals-with-three-nuclear-companies-for-6-plus-gw-of-power/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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Meta bets big on nuclear energy to feed its AI appetite
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/01/meta-nuclear-energy-ai-power/
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Meta Signs Massive 6.6 GW Nuclear Deal to Power 'Prometheus' AI Supercluster
#AI #NuclearEnergy #Meta #AIInfrastruture #BigTech #DataCenters #Vistra #Oklo #TerraPower #EnergyTransition
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New frontier for Seattle startups: Space, fusion, and battery companies buoy region’s VC activity - Left: Inside Group14’s manufacturing factory in Woodinville, Wash. Top right: An ... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/new-frontier-for-seattle-startups-space-fusion-and-battery-companies-buoy-regions-vc-activity/ #venturecapital #stokespace #terrapower #startups #battery #funding #group14 #fusion #helion #space
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Five Things the “#NuclearBros” Don’t Want You to Know About #SmallModularReactors #SMRs
by #EdwinLyman, director of nuclear power safety at the Union of Concerned Scientists (#UCS)
April 30, 2024"Even casual followers of energy and climate issues have probably heard about the alleged wonders of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs). This is due in no small part to the 'nuclear bros': an active and seemingly tireless group of #NuclearPower advocates [#Trolls] who dominate social media discussions on energy by promoting SMRs and other 'advanced' #nuclear technologies as the only real solution for the #ClimateCrisis.
"But as I showed in my 2013 and 2021 reports, the hype surrounding SMRs is way overblown, and my conclusions remain valid today.
"Unfortunately, much of this SMR happy talk is rooted in #misinformation, which always brings me back to the same question: If the nuclear bros have such a great SMR story to tell, why do they have to exaggerate so much?
What are SMRs?
"SMRs are nuclear reactors that are 'small' (defined as 300 megawatts of electrical power or less), can be largely assembled in a centralized facility, and would be installed in a modular fashion at power generation sites. Some proposed SMRs are so tiny (20 megawatts or less) that they are called 'micro' reactors. SMRs are distinct from today’s conventional nuclear plants, which are typically around 1,000 megawatts and were largely custom-built. Some SMR designs, such as #NuScale, are modified versions of operating water-cooled reactors, while others are radically different designs that use coolants other than water, such as liquid sodium, helium gas, or even molten salts.
"To date, however, theoretical interest in SMRs has not translated into many actual reactor orders. The only SMR currently under construction is in China. And in the United States, only one company—#TerraPower, founded by Microsoft’s Bill Gates — has applied to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a permit to build a power reactor (but at 345 megawatts, it technically isn’t even an SMR).
"The #NuclearIndustry has pinned its hopes on SMRs primarily because some recent large reactor projects, including #Vogtle units 3 and 4 in the state of #GeorgiaUSA, have taken far longer to build and cost far more than originally projected. The failure of these projects to come in on time and under budget undermines arguments that modern nuclear power plants can overcome the problems that have plagued the nuclear industry in the past.
"Developers in the industry and the US Department of Energy say that SMRs can be less costly and quicker to build than large reactors and that their modular nature makes it easier to balance power supply and demand. They also argue that reactors in a variety of sizes would be useful for a range of applications beyond grid-scale electrical power, including providing process heat to industrial plants and power to #DataCenters, #cryptocurrency mining operations, petrochemical production, and even electrical vehicle [#EV] charging stations.
"Here are five facts about SMRs that the nuclear industry and the 'nuclear bros' who push its message don’t want you, the public, to know."
#HoltecLies #NuclearPower #NuclearLies #TEPCOLied #NoNukes #NoNukesForAI #NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies
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HD Hyundai partners with Bill Gates' TerraPower to develop advanced Small Modular Reactors, aiming to expand supply chain and accelerate commercialization of sodium-cooled fast reactors.
#YonhapInfomax #HDHyundai #TerraPower #SmallModularReactors #BillGates #NuclearEnergy #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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#TerraPower advanced reactor on schedule but fuel remains a concern
Staff Writer May 14, 2024
"According to Reuters, fuel supply remains TerraPower’s main concern for the first plant, on which the company expects to begin non-nuclear-related construction in June. Director of External Affairs at TerraPower Jeff Navin said the supply of HALEU was considered the greatest uncertainty when planning for deployment. 'We still think 2030 is our best bet as to when we can get things completed, but I can’t tell you today that I can account for every kilogram of HALEU that we will need, where it will come from, and when we’ll have it, so that that is certainly something that still keeps us up at night.'
"Plans for US-produced fuel are being expedited, including a two-phase project to produce 900 kg of HALEU a year by the nuclear fuel and services company, #Centrus. In November 2023, Centrus announced its first delivery of 20 kilograms of HALEU uranium hexafluoride (#UF6), completing Phase 1 of the HALEU Operation Contract under budget and ahead of schedule. Centrus has so far achieved cumulative deliveries to the DOE of approximately 135 kilograms of HALEU. However, this is not enough."
#PiketonOhio #Piketon #UraniumEnrichment #UraniumHexafluoride #HALEU #NewNuclearHype #NoNukes #NoUraniumEnrichment #Ohio #NoUraniumMining #Contamination
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So, #Terrapower and other #HALEU energy projects are being touted as "carbon-free". But alas, a lot of energy is spent digging, milling, transporting and enriching #Uranium -- and there's still no place to permanently store #NuclearWaste.
And #NewNuclear is far from CLEAN -- ask the residents of #PiketonOhio -- who are still dealing with #contamination from when the uranium enrichment plant was operating before!
Radioactive cylinders abound at former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant site
by The Guardian
August 7, 2024
PIKETON, Ohio – "The site of the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Piketon is home to a significant number of radioactive cylinders, posing ongoing environmental and health risks. As of 2022, there are a total of 20,570 uranium hexafluoride (#UF6) cylinders at the site, including 1,879 low-enriched uranium (LEU) cylinders, 18,206 depleted uranium cylinders, and 385 empty cylinders.
"These cylinders, which have been stored in the open for decades, are known to be among the highest sources of #radioactive contamination at the entire plant site. The U.S. Department of Energy [#DOE] has repeatedly reported the #hazardous conditions associated with these cylinder yards.
Chemical Reaction and #Corrosion
"UF6 is highly reactive with moisture, forming uranyl fluoride (UO2F2) and hydrogen fluoride (HF). Both compounds are extremely corrosive and toxic. HF can lead to severe corrosion of the cylinder walls, potentially resulting in leaks and the release of hazardous materials. The environmental and health impacts of these compounds are severe; HF can cause respiratory issues, skin burns, and eye damage, while UO2F2 can lead to kidney damage and other serious health problems.
Historical Accidents
"The potential risks are not hypothetical. In 1978, a major incident occurred when a UF6 cylinder ruptured, releasing over 20,000 pounds of uranium hexafluoride into the atmosphere. Over the years, there have been dozens of such accidental releases, exacerbating the environmental and health risks associated with the site."
#NoUraniumEnrichment #BillGates #Greenwashing #NoUraniumMining #RenewablesNow #NoNukes #NoNewNukes #TerrapowerHype #NewNuclearHype #SameOldSameOld
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"Small modular nuclear reactors: a history of failure"
"Global hype around small reactor designs to replace fossil fuels is on the rise everywhere but few, if any, are likely to ever be built."
"SMRs so far? Shut down"
“Without exception, small reactors cost too much for the little electricity they produce”
"Not so “waste-annihilating” reactors go bust"
https://www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/small-modular-nuclear-reactors-a-history-of-failure/
17.1.2024
#AKW #ASTRID #Atomkraft #BREST #CAREM #Kernenergie #NPP #NuScale #mPower #SMR #TerraPower
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> U.S. Reenters the #NuclearFuel Game
> #HALEU is needed instead for reactors with more creative coolants and fuels, which are trying to achieve very compact core sizes. These include #Bellevue, #Washington–based #TerraPower’s #sodiumCooled #fastReactor, #Rockville, #Maryland –based #Xenergy’s #highTemperature gas reactor, and #Alameda, #California–based #KairosPower’s #fluoride-salt-cooled high-temperature #reactor.
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The 10 biggest funding rounds for Pacific Northwest startups in 2022 - Venture capital investment in Pacific Northwest startups dropped 35% year-over-ye... - https://www.geekwire.com/2022/the-10-biggest-funding-rounds-for-pacific-northwest-startups-in-2022/ #agilityrobotics #terrapower #firstmode #zapenergy #startups #echodyne #highspot #ispot.tv #funding #group14 #convoy #fabric #svante #powin