Bill Gates' TerraPower to start building first US SMR Nuclear power plant in June

Cost competitive with other large nuclear reactors, but not competitive with renewables or natural gas fired combine cycle turbines. The Natrium plant is designed for 345 MWe at cost of $4 billion. Currently Westinghouse AP1000 reactor is designed for about 1100 MWe at cost of $15 billion. Which seems to me to be about the same MWe / $.

https://www.terrapower.com/our-work/natriumpower/

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