TerraPower Accelerates Natrium® Reactor Deployment Following Landmark Meetings with Korean Leaders

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    "title": "TerraPower Accelerates Natrium® Reactor Deployment Following Landmark Meetings with Korean Leaders",
    "excerpt": "New agreements and strong bilateral relationships advance long-term collaborations for future commercial-scale Natrium plants BELLEVUE, Wash. , Aug. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TerraPower, a nuclear innovation company, today announced two key agreements, one with Hyundai Engineering & Construction (HDEC) and one with SK Innovation, to develop and commercialize the Natrium technology across the United States, Korea and select international markets, during a visit to Korea by TerraPower leadership. TerraPower founder and Chairman Bill Gates, along with TerraPower President and CEO Chris Levesque met with Prime Minister Han Seong-sook and leaders from the Export-Import Bank of Korea, HD Hyundai, HDEC and SK Innovation during a packed day in Seoul. Following the day of meetings in Seoul, TerraPower announced a framework agreement with HDEC to support the commercial deployment of Natrium reactors. Under the agreement, TerraPower selected HDEC as its engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor to build up to eight of its future Natrium reactors with completion, price and performance guarantees, intended to facilitate conventional commercial financing of the Natrium reactor fleet. The collaboration will accelerate the commercial deployment of Natrium reactors by streamlining costs, improving design and construction efficiencies and strengthening global supply chains to...",
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