The name of his company is TerraPower, located near Bellevue, Washington.
Gates and his associates fully support further development of wind and solar energy. At the same time they emphasize that nuclear power has a big role to play in the transition from fossil fuels to carbon-free sources of energy.
The red flag raised by many people is the fear of nuclear waste disposal, safety issues and the cost of operation.
TerraPower is addressing those concerns head on. They have 150 employees working on technologies that address safe waste disposal and other issues.
The startup company founded by Gates has reactors that are safer than traditional water-cooled reactors.
Sue Dunlap: Nursing her way from Dent to Daytona
Richville native Sue Dunlap has spent a lifetime serving as a nurse and volunteer in Florida and the Perham area. Written By: RosaLin Alcoser | ×
Elizabeth “Sue” Dunlap, at the age of 71, wearing her cloth face mask because of the current COVID-19 pandemic. (RosaLin Alcoser/Generations)
Long time nurse, volunteer and area resident Elizabeth “Sue” Dunlap, 71, of Richville, has been serving the Perham area over the course of her lifetime.
“I was born here in Perham in 1949 on December 21, and I grew up in Richville,” Dunlap said.
Dunlap said when she was growing up in Richville, just 7 miles outside of Perham, the population was about 100 people and she attended school in Richville’s one-room schoolhouse until the sixth grade.
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