‘Climate Activists’ Blocked the One Technology That Could Have Saved the Planet

March 12, 2026

On March 4, 2026, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission unanimously approved construction of America’s first new commercial nuclear reactor in nearly a decade. TerraPower — founded by Bill Gates — will build a 345-megawatt sodium-cooled reactor in Kemmerer, Wyoming, on the site of a former coal plant. Construction begins within weeks. The reactor is expected to be online by 2030.

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