Summary of "Why Bill Gates’ New Natrium Reactor is a Big Deal"

Bill Gates has financed a nuclear reactor in Wyoming called the Natrium reactor, developed by TerraPower.

The reactor is a sodium-cooled fast reactor that uses fast neutrons and can recycle nuclear waste, particularly plutonium.
The reactor has a built-in energy storage system that transfers heat from sodium to molten chloride salt for later electricity generation.
This energy storage allows the reactor to quickly ramp up and down electricity output, unlike conventional nuclear power plants.
The reactor can park excess thermal energy in molten salt to even out grid fluctuations caused by wind and solar power.
The reactor is designed to generate 345 megawatts and is set to begin operation by 2030.
The project could position Natrium technology as a cornerstone in future energy infrastructure.