Turning on a nuclear plant is a little more complicated than flipping a few switches.

That’s why TerraPower’s flagship training center — which will be in Kemmerer where its first small nuclear reactor is being built — is going to be finished a full three years before the plant, by the end of 2026.

The lead time will be needed to ramp up hiring for the Bill Gates-backed company’s first Natrium reactor, but the center is not going to train people only for the Kemmerer operation.

TerraPower already has its sights set on the world, said Vice President of Governmental Affairs Andrew Miller. The training facility will be a key element in ramping up for an international rollout of Natrium reactors.

“We will have Natriums all over the world, and (their employees) will all fly to Kemmerer to tr

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