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America's First Commercial Nuclear-Power Projects in a Decade Just Broke Ground
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America’s First Commercial Nuclear-Power Projects in a Decade Just Broke Ground
Bill Gates-backed TerraPower and Google partner Kairos are building nuclear plants in Wyoming and Tennessee
By Jennifer Hiller
April 23, 2026 2:00 pm ET
The Kairos Power demonstration project is under construction in Tennessee. Kairos Power
The first commercial nuclear-power projects in a decade are now under construction in the U.S., a potential turning point for a segment of the power industry that has been stuck in neutral for years.
A project by TerraPower, a company founded by Bill Gates almost 20 years ago, started construction Wednesday in Wyoming, while Kairos Power broke ground last week in Tennessee on a plant that intends to sell power to Google.
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America’s First Commercial Nuclear-Power Projects in a Decade Just Broke Ground
Bill Gates-backed TerraPower and Google partner Kairos are building nuclear plants in Wyoming and Tennessee
By Jennifer Hiller
April 23, 2026 2:00 pm ET
The Kairos Power demonstration project is under construction in Tennessee. Kairos Power
The first commercial nuclear-power projects in a decade are now under construction in the U.S., a potential turning point for a segment of the power industry that has been stuck in neutral for years.
A project by TerraPower, a company founded by Bill Gates almost 20 years ago, started construction Wednesday in Wyoming, while Kairos Power broke ground last week in Tennessee on a plant that intends to sell power to Google.
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