Bill Gates promotes nuclear power in U.S.

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Bill Gates promotes nuclear power in U.S.

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Tom Hintgen Feb 19, 2021

A surprise to many is that Bill Gates of Microsoft fame is now the owner of a company running tests to become the builder of next-generation nuclear reactors.

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. . . .

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