Experts say this nuclear power plant will be less expensive and safer than previous designs.

Experts say this nuclear power plant will be less expensive and safer than previous designs.

Wyoming PBS

With the backing of billionaire Bill Gates and the work of a thousand engineers, TerraPower has broken ground in Kemmerer, Wyoming, on a new-generation nuclear power station with distinct advantages over all nuclear plants that have come before it — including the capacity to store excess heat safely