Natrium - Kemmerer

2024-03 CP application submitted; 2024-05 NRC docketed; 2025-12 NRC safety review completed; 2026-03-04 Commission approved CP; 2026-03-09 DOE announces CP issuance; 2026-04-24 construction officially began; 2026-09 TerraPower announces it is replacing Bechtel as lead EPC contractor (Bechtel to finish Sodium Test and Fill Facility)

Kemmerer Training Center (30,000 sq ft, full-scope Natrium simulator, labs, classrooms) under construction, planned completion fall 2026; Western Wyoming Community College launching nuclear technology certificate and AAS program with $1.9M Wyoming Innovation Partnership funding, aligned to TerraPower hiring starting 2027; Western partnering with University of Wyoming on training in Kemmerer; Idaho Advanced Energy Consortium received $1.7M EDA Good Jobs Challenge grant supporting regional nuclear training

ANS (article-8297) said Hyundai E&C agreed to serve as EPC with guarantees; TerraPower's 2026-08-14 Hyundai E&C deal (neutronbytes) covers up to eight FUTURE Natrium reactors, and Cowboy State Daily (2026-09-21) says the Kemmerer EPC replacement has not been named and will be rebid. Treated Kemmerer EPC as unnamed. Bechtel WARN notice (~200 workers, from Nov 2026) reported by Cowboy State Daily; Bechtel said it expects no layoffs. Kemmerer Training Center completion status as of Oct 2026 not confirmed. nrc.gov pages not fetched directly (docket from Federal Register).