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Nuclear Industry Thrives in the U.S., but for Export
March 30, 2011Due to the regulatory climate and the demand for base load power, the U.S. nuclear industry focuses on manufacturing parts for foreign reactors, rather than exploring new nuclear designs like the TWR. In fact, many of these new designs are being exported to other countries where the need is greater.
Author: Matthew Wald
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Source: New York Times -
The Prospect for Safe Nuclear Power: Building a Better Reactor
March 24, 2011For Businessweek’s cover story, Peter Coy examines six of the current Generation IV nuclear reactor designs, including TerraPower’s TWR as one with potential for increased safety.
Author: Peter Coy
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Source: Bloomberg Businessweek -
Meltdown-or-Not, Future for Nuclear Seen in Diminutive Reactors
March 22, 2011A segment of a Bloomberg Markets cover story, small nuclear reactors are discussed in light of future energy options. The TWR is included as design with potential for offsetting the need for clean base load power.
Author: John Lippert & Jeremy van Loon
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Source: Bloomberg Markets -
Troubled Japan Plant’s Technology is Like a Model T Compared to TerraPower’s Next-Gen Nuclear System
March 16, 2011Xcomony reacts to TerraPower’s response to the crisis in Japan on the IV Insights blog, calling it “sensitive to the remarkably precarious situation in Japan” and “making a pretty forceful case that TerraPower’s technology is of no real comparison.”
Author: Curt Woodward
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Source: Xconomy Seattle -
A Window into the Nuclear Future
February 28, 2011TerraPower and the TWR were profiled by the Wall Street Journal, including comments from Nathan Myhrvold and Bill Gates, and a new graphic detailing how the TP-1 works.
Author: Robert Guth
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Source: Wall Street Journal -
U.S. and Chinese Companies Deepen Ties on the Eve of Obama-Hu Summit
January 19, 2011U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman discusses business and economic ties between the two countries, mentioning the possibility of TerraPower going to China.
Author: Joel Kirkland and Peter Behr
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Source: New York Times -
Pushing the Energy Envelope with China
January 18, 2011Wald writes about the implications of technology like the TWR going over to China, and how relations between the two countries would be impacted.
Author: Matthew Wald
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Source: New York Times -
5×5: Five Cities, Five Big Tech Ideas Coming to Boston on Dec. 8, 2010
October 27, 2010John Gilleland and TerraPower were invited to participate in “5×5: Five Cities, Five Big Tech Ideas,” Xconomy’s special forum on the biggest new ideas in technology.
Author: Gregory T. Huang
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Source: Xconomy -
Miniature Nuclear Reactors Might be a Safe, Efficient Source of Power
September 14, 2010The question for many has shifted from whether to build nuclear plants to where and how. And increasingly there’s interest in the idea of mini reactors: power plants that provide energy for only a small area.
Author: Brian Palmer
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Source: Washington Post -
TerraPower’s Multibillion-Dollar Nuclear Reactor Plan
June 16, 2010TerraPower raised $35& million in Series B funding from Khosla Ventures, Charles River Ventures and Bill Gates.
Author: Yuliya Chernova
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Source: Wall Street Journal -
The Next Wave
May 01, 2010TerraPower is on the forefront of innovation in nuclear power generation and waste recycling.
Author: Steve Reno
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Source: Seattle Business Startup -
Bill Gates Goes Nuclear
February 15, 2010Last year, Bill Gates caused a stir by releasing mosquitoes into the audience at the TED conference. His aim: to bring to life the idea of malaria as a scourge of the modern world. This year, he set free some fireflies to highlight a new theme: energy and climate change.
Author: Helen Walters
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Source: Business Week
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