Wyoming towns eager to host nuclear plant [View all]

CASPER — Four Wyoming communities are in the running to play host to a new nuclear reactor coming to the state.

The next-generation plant will replace an existing coal-fired plant, meaning there are four sites in consideration — the Dave Johnston plant in Glenrock, the Wyodak plant outside Gillette, the Naughton plant in Kemmerer and the Jim Bridger plant near Rock Springs.

Following an announcement Wednesday from Gov. Mark Gordon, Rocky Mountain Power and TerraPower founder Bill Gates that the state had been chosen for the pilot project, leaders in Glenrock, Gillette, Kemmerer and Rock Springs now await a final decision on the reactor’s location.

The site chosen for the Natrium Reactor project will be announced by the end of the year, Rocky Mountain Power President and CEO Gary Hoogeveen said Wednesday. The reactor is planned to start generating energy by mid-2028.

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