The following is a release from the Office of Governor Mark Gordon
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – TerraPower and PacifiCorp, today announced efforts to advance a Natrium™ reactor demonstration project at a retiring coal plant in Wyoming. The companies are evaluating several potential locations in the state.
“I am thrilled to see Wyoming selected for this demonstration pilot project, as our great state is the perfect place for this type of innovative utility facility and our coal-experienced workforce is looking forward to the jobs this project will provide,” said Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon. “I have always supported an all-of-the-above energy portfolio for our electric utilities. Our state continues to pave the way for the future of energy, and Wyoming should be the place where innovative energy technologies are taken to commercialization.”
By Brendan LaChance on June 2, 2021
(Wyoming PBS, Youtube)
CASPER, Wyo. Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon said during a press conference on Wednesday that Wyoming has been selected as the site of a new “advanced nuclear power plant.”
Gordon said that the state had been selected for the plant by the U.S. Department of Energy, TerraPower and Rocky Mountain Power for the new plant.
“Today’s announcement really truly is game-changing and monumental for Wyoming,” Gordon said before making the announcement. “Wyoming has been selected for the site of the construction of an advanced nuclear power plant.”
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Gordon said the new plant will replace an existing coal-fired plant in “coal country.” While he said the plant is part of the Wyoming Pacificorps system, he did not identify the specific location where the plant will be constructed.
Flags In Wyoming Ordered To Half-Staff Through Sunday
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has followed up on a proclamation by President Biden with an order to fly U.S. and Wyoming flags at half staff through Sunday, May 30.
The proclamation was in response to a shooting at a San Jose, California rail yard in which an employee killed 8 people and wounded several others before taking his own life.
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That s according to a news release from the governor s office on Wednesday:
At the direction of the President of the United States to honor the victims of the tragedy in San Jose, Calif., Governor Mark Gordon has ordered both the U.S. and State of Wyoming flags be flown at half-staff statewide until sunset May 30.