KEMMERER, Wyo. — TerraPower, the company behind the Natrium-cooled nuclear power plant under construction in Kemmerer, announced today the last three contracts needed to complete the project’s long-term construction goals. The three new contractors are based out of Colorado, Georgia and North Carolina.
For more information on how TerraPower’s Natrium plant is expected to function and how it is different from traditional nuclear plants cooled by water, see Oil City News’s previous reporting here.
Additionally, to learn more about the other companies contracted to design and construct parts of the project, see the last batch of contract announcements here.
James Fisher Technologies
JFT is being awarded a contract to design and construct the plant’s sodium cover gas and test and fill facility. According to TerraPower, these components are “comprised of special application equipment in addition to standard components used within radioactive gas processing systems in the nuclear industry.”
These units will house gas and aerosol filters and should filter gas streams through exhaust systems.
JFT is based out of Loveland, Colorado, which makes it one of the most local contractors TerraPower will work with on the plant.
Mirion Technologies
Mirion Technologies, from Atlanta, Georgia, will make the site’s radiation monitoring system as well as the nuclear instrumentation system. The RMS will consist of multiple types of radiation monitoring equipment to observe the entire plant’s radiation levels. Meanwhile, the NIS will help gauge the site’s power levels.
Curtiss-Wright
North Carolina’s Curtiss-Wright was awarded two contracts. The first is to design and program the company’s training simulator. This program will simulate all of the plant’s equipment and system conditions and operations so that operators-to-be can get their licenses and proper training.
According to a TerraPower release, hopefuls can get their nuclear plant education right there in Kemmerer at the company’s Kemmerer Traning Center.
The second contract awarded to Curtiss-Wright is for the reactor’s distributed control systems. Another digital system, the DCS will allow operators to automate the plant monitoring process. The company will design two different programs, one for each of the plant’s “islands.”
While the company’s long-term contracting needs are mostly met, companies interested in proposing a supplier contract can do so here.
