TerraPower, a leader in nuclear innovation, and Meta have announced a landmark agreement to develop up to 8 Natrium reactor 1 and energy storage system plants across the United States. The project is expected to supply Meta with up to 2.8 GW of carbon-free baseload power, with the integrated energy storage capability enabling output to scale up to 4 GW. Under this commercial agreement, Meta will provide funding to support the deployment of the Natrium plants, with delivery of initial units as early as 2032. This is Meta’s largest support of advanced nuclear technologies to date.
“To successfully address growing energy demand, we must deploy gigawatts of advanced nuclear energy in the 2030s. This agreement with Meta is designed to support the rapid deployment of our Natrium technology that provides the reliable, flexible, and carbon-free power our country needs,” said Chris Levesque, TerraPower President and CEO. “With our first Natrium plant under development, we have completed our design, established our supply chain, and cleared key regulatory milestones. These successes mean our TerraPower team is well-positioned to deliver on this historic multi-unit delivery agreement.”
“Meta is committed to supporting innovative energy solutions that can deliver reliable, scalable, and clean power for our operations and the communities we serve. This agreement with TerraPower – the result of Meta’s nuclear RFP process, which identified leading developers of nuclear energy to help us advance our energy goals – marks a significant step forward in advancing next-generation nuclear technology. Supporting new nuclear energy generation spurs job growth, drives innovation in our local communities, and reinforces America’s leadership in energy technology,” said Urvi Parekh, Director of Global Energy, Meta.
The agreement covers early-stage development work for two Natrium reactor units, while also granting Meta the option to receive power from up to six additional units. Each Natrium reactor delivers 345 MW of baseload capacity and features integrated energy storage that can increase output to 500 MW for more than five hours. Together, a dual-unit configuration can supply 690 MW of firm power and up to 1 GW of dispatchable electricity, with site selection for the first dual reactor expected in the coming months.
Natrium is a first-of-its-kind technology in the advanced reactor space and is setting the pace for commercial readiness as energy demand from data centers continues to rise. TerraPower has already begun construction on the first commercial-scale advanced nuclear project in the United States, targeted for completion in 2030. Notably, Natrium is the only advanced nuclear technology with a completed environmental impact statement and a final safety review currently under consideration as part of a construction permit application with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
1 Natrium reactor is a TerraPower and GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy technology
