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TerraPower Natrium Nuclear Power Plant in Kansas

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Source: Lawrence Journal-World

Project
Planned

TerraPower, a nuclear innovation company, in partnership with Evergy and the Kansas Department of Commerce, is exploring sites for a potential commercial-scale nuclear power plant in Kansas using next-generation Natrium technology. The project aims to evaluate potential sites based on community support, physical characteristics, licensing ability, and infrastructure access. The Natrium technology

Status
Prospective
Sector
Energy Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Nuclear, Commercial
Location
De Soto, Kansas, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Lawrence Journal-World

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The project “TerraPower Natrium Nuclear Power Plant in Kansas” is an infrastructure initiative in the Energy Storage sector, located in De Soto, Kansas, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Lawrence Journal-World.

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2026-07-22

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TerraPower, a nuclear innovation company, in partnership with Evergy and the Kansas Department of Commerce, is exploring sites for a potential commercial-scale nuclear power plant in Kansas using next-generation Natrium technology. The project aims to evaluate potential sites based on community support, physical characteristics, licensing ability, and infrastructure access. The Natrium technology features a 345 MW sodium-cooled fast reactor with molten salt energy storage, allowing output up to 500 MW to meet peak demand.

Original sector

Energy

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Kansas

City

De Soto

Source

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Lawrence Journal-World

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Sector

Energy Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Nuclear, Commercial

Article published date

2026-05-03

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