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Nuclear power company backed by Bill Gates breaks ground in Wyoming on first facility

by Lisa Stiffler on June 10, 2024June 11, 2024 at 8:19 pm

Nuclear company TerraPower broke ground Monday on its commercial power plant, located near a soon-to-be-retired coal power plant in Kemmerer, Wyo. The company’s Natrium reactor could become the first sodium-cooled,… Read More

‘Just watch us’: Gates-backed TerraPower is bullish on being the first next-gen nuclear plant in U.S.

by Lisa Stiffler on March 14, 2024March 25, 2024 at 7:29 pm

Inside TerraPower’s cavernous 65,000 square-foot laboratory north of Seattle, there’s a suite of stations for experimenting with new materials and cutting-edge methods for generating nuclear power. One area is dominated… Read More

The 10 biggest funding rounds for Pacific Northwest startups in 2022

by Nate Bek on December 28, 2022December 28, 2022 at 10:54 am

Venture capitalists slowed investments this year in response to the cooling economy. But some startups were still able to secure large sums of cash. The top 10 funding rounds across… Read More

TerraPower warns of 2-year minimum delay for launch of demo reactor due to Russia-Ukraine war

by Lisa Stiffler on December 19, 2022December 20, 2022 at 1:51 pm

The CEO of the Bill Gates-backed nuclear power company TerraPower is warning that operation of its demonstration plant is expected to begin at least two years later than its original… Read More

Bill Gates-backed TerraPower announces feasibility study to explore sites for 5 new nuclear reactors

by Lisa Stiffler on October 27, 2022October 27, 2022 at 3:16 pm

Bill Gates-backed TerraPower announced on Thursday that it’s going to conduct a feasibility study to explore locations for up to five of its next-generation nuclear power reactors. The study will… Read More

New day for nuclear power? Why TerraPower’s CFO is confident about the future, despite challenges

by Lisa Stiffler on September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 at 8:54 am

Could we be witnessing nuclear power’s comeback? After decades on the back burner, the sweeping climate change bill recently signed by President Biden includes multiple initiatives boosting existing and future… Read More

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Bill Gates’ TerraPower wins $8.5M in federal funding for conversion of used nuclear fuel

by Alan Boyle on March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 at 12:06 pm

BELLEVUE, Wash. — TerraPower, the Bellevue-based nuclear power venture co-founded by Bill Gates, has won an $8.55 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to work on safer methods… Read More

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Bill Gates’ TerraPower makes its pick for next-gen nuclear power plant in Wyoming

by Alan Boyle on November 16, 2021November 16, 2021 at 3:55 pm

TerraPower, the nuclear power venture backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has chosen a soon-to-be-retired coal-fired power plant in Wyoming as its preferred location for a next-generation demonstration reactor. After… Read More

Bill Gates’ TerraPower will build its first next-gen nuclear reactor in Wyoming

by Lisa Stiffler on June 3, 2021June 4, 2021 at 11:17 am

TerraPower, PacifiCorp and Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon announced plans on Wednesday to build a next-generation nuclear power plant on the site of one of the state’s retiring coal plants. The… Read More

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TerraPower advances plans for next-gen nuclear plants, earning Bill Gates’ praise

by Alan Boyle on August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 at 2:26 pm

BELLEVUE, Wash. — TerraPower, the nuclear energy venture that’s backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has gotten a boost on two fronts in its campaign to pioneer a new generation… Read More

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Bill Gates’ TerraPower and GE Hitachi team up on proposal to build a new nuclear reactor for research

by Alan Boyle on January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 at 4:26 pm

TerraPower, the nuclear energy venture backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., is collaborating with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy in pursuit of a public-private partnership to… Read More

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Backed by Bill Gates, TerraPower branches out into radioisotopes for cancer treatment

by Alan Boyle on November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 at 7:06 pm

TerraPower, the nuclear research venture founded by Bill Gates, is joining with Isotek Systems and the U.S. Department of Energy in a public-private partnership aimed at turning what otherwise would… Read More

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Bill Gates’ nuclear venture teams up on project to make coal-based carbon fiber

by Alan Boyle on November 5, 2019November 5, 2019 at 12:22 pm

BELLEVUE, Wash. — TerraPower, the venture that’s working on next-generation nuclear reactors with backing from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, is now working on next-generation uses for coal as well. The… Read More

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Inside the lab where Bill Gates’ TerraPower is inventing the future of nuclear energy

by Alan Boyle on August 11, 2019August 10, 2019 at 10:01 pm

BELLEVUE, Wash. – Just a stone’s throw away from Interstate 90’s crush of traffic, a decade-old startup founded by Bill Gates is running tests aimed at building the next generation… Read More

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Bill Gates casts an enthusiastic vote for bill to accelerate nuclear energy research

by Alan Boyle on March 28, 2019March 29, 2019 at 10:37 am

If dollars were votes, newly reintroduced legislation aimed at boosting nuclear energy innovation and advanced reactors would be a winner, thanks to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates’ strong endorsement today. The… Read More

Report: Bill Gates promises to add his own billions if Congress helps with his nuclear power push

by Kurt Schlosser on January 25, 2019January 26, 2019 at 10:50 am

Bill Gates said in his year-end letter last month that he planned to work to persuade U.S. leaders to embrace advanced nuclear technologies as a solution to curbing climate change.… Read More

Former NRC head disagrees with Bill Gates, says nuclear not a safe bet for combating climate change

by Molly Brown on January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 at 3:58 pm

How much do you think about nuclear power? If you’re like most Americans, the answer is likely “not often.” Unless you work in the industry, you don’t hear too much… Read More

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As China option fades, Bill Gates urges U.S. to take the lead in nuclear power, for the good of the planet

by Alan Boyle on December 29, 2018December 30, 2018 at 6:15 am

In his year-end letter, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says his to-do list for 2019 includes persuading U.S. leaders to regain America’s leading role in nuclear energy research and embrace advanced… Read More

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After leading 4,000 job interviews, here’s what Smartsheet’s co-founder loves to ask candidates

by Taylor Soper on June 14, 2018June 18, 2018 at 7:27 am

As a veteran tech entrepreneur and co-founder of companies like Onyx Software and Smartsheet, Brent Frei has conducted more than 4,000 interviews. Over that time he’s figured out the type… Read More

Science, spinoffs and french fries: Q&A with Adriane Brown, Intellectual Ventures president and incoming Pacific Science Center board chair

by Todd Bishop on May 19, 2017May 19, 2017 at 10:40 am

Adriane Brown is president and chief operating officer of Intellectual Ventures, the Bellevue, Wash.-based intellectual property and tech company best known for its giant patent portfolio and big ideas from its co-founder, former Microsoft CTO Nathan… Read More

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Nuclear power company backed by Bill Gates breaks ground in Wyoming on first facility

‘Just watch us’: Gates-backed TerraPower is bullish on being the first next-gen nuclear plant in U.S.

The 10 biggest funding rounds for Pacific Northwest startups in 2022

TerraPower warns of 2-year minimum delay for launch of demo reactor due to Russia-Ukraine war

Bill Gates-backed TerraPower announces feasibility study to explore sites for 5 new nuclear reactors

New day for nuclear power? Why TerraPower’s CFO is confident about the future, despite challenges

Bill Gates’ TerraPower wins $8.5M in federal funding for conversion of used nuclear fuel

Bill Gates’ TerraPower makes its pick for next-gen nuclear power plant in Wyoming

Bill Gates’ TerraPower will build its first next-gen nuclear reactor in Wyoming

TerraPower advances plans for next-gen nuclear plants, earning Bill Gates’ praise

Bill Gates’ TerraPower and GE Hitachi team up on proposal to build a new nuclear reactor for research

Backed by Bill Gates, TerraPower branches out into radioisotopes for cancer treatment

Bill Gates’ nuclear venture teams up on project to make coal-based carbon fiber

Inside the lab where Bill Gates’ TerraPower is inventing the future of nuclear energy

Bill Gates casts an enthusiastic vote for bill to accelerate nuclear energy research

Report: Bill Gates promises to add his own billions if Congress helps with his nuclear power push

Former NRC head disagrees with Bill Gates, says nuclear not a safe bet for combating climate change

As China option fades, Bill Gates urges U.S. to take the lead in nuclear power, for the good of the planet

After leading 4,000 job interviews, here’s what Smartsheet’s co-founder loves to ask candidates

Science, spinoffs and french fries: Q&A with Adriane Brown, Intellectual Ventures president and incoming Pacific Science Center board chair

Nathan Myhrvold explains why the nuclear power option is needed … with toasters!

Bill Gates speaks at U.S.-China event in Seattle, praises clean energy partnership for TerraPower

Bill Gates: ‘Cheap energy is like a fantastic vaccine’

Bill Gates touts nuclear energy, says coal kills more people