"didn't know what innovation was."
"The U.S. (nuclear) safety record has been so good, but it created a culture where you were almost punished if you innovated,"
"We were rewarded for doing everything the same way it was done last time, maybe 1% better. But don't be a cowboy!"
"the next American nuclear renaissance."
Chris Levesque spent a career in the nuclear industry as a Navy submarine operator and a commercial nuclear executive before joining TerraPower and recognizing gaps in innovation. The nuclear sector stalled for decades as natural gas and renewables dominated amid safety fears and dramatic cost overruns. The Vogtle expansion took 15 years and cost over $35 billion, more than double its planned budget and timeline. TerraPower embraced a mindset driven by what nature and science allow. A new generation of small modular reactors, rising AI data center demand, and expedited regulation are creating conditions for what Energy Secretary Chris Wright called the next American nuclear renaissance. Meta partnered with TerraPower and Oklo to develop about 4 gigawatts of SMR projects to power AI campuses and other needs.
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