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Wondering what you think about the company or its technology. I’m a mechanical engineer that hasn’t been in the nuclear field. Looking into them as possible next role

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I say, go for it! 😀

TerraPower has an interesting concept with the Natrium reactor, in that they combine it with heat storage in salt which is one of those things where one wonders "why didn't I think of that?". They had some false starts with designs in the past, but this seems a slam dunk as the technology is mostly there already, with decades of operational experience in sodium fast reactors across the globe.

Do report back if you reach out to them. Really interested in how it goes 🙂