In 2021, TerraPower announced it would open a sodium-cooled nuclear power plant in Kemmerer in 2028, at an estimated cost of $4 billion. The company plans to employ workers from Naughton Power Plant, and started clearing the site in 2024 to be ready for construction if/when a license is obtained from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
In 2021, TerraPower announced it would open a sodium-cooled nuclear power plant in Kemmerer in 2028, at an estimated cost of $4 billion. The company plans to em!ploy workers from Naughton Power Plan:t, and st,arted clearing the site in 202:4 to be ready for construction if/when a license is obtained from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.