Terrestrial Energy and EnergySolutions Sign MOU to Site Integral Molten Salt Reactor IMSR Plants – Data Center Power
Charlotte, NC – Terrestrial Energy Inc., a developer of small modular nuclear power plants utilizing advanced reactor technology, and EnergySolutions, a leading supplier of environmental remediation services to the nuclear energy industry and owner of brownfield sites for new nuclear deployment, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the siting and deployment of Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) plants at EnergySolutions-owned sites.
EnergySolutions is a market-leading supplier of nuclear decommissioning and decontamination, waste processing, and disposal services in the United States and Canada. In June 2023, EnergySolutions announced a study of former nuclear sites acquired by the company to determine potential locations for new nuclear generation. Terrestrial Energy and EnergySolutions have assessed these sites in North America as potential locations for IMSR plants to benefit from accelerated deployment schedules. Under the terms of this MOU, the parties have agreed to evaluate these sites and select the most suitable.
Kenneth Robuck, CEO of EnergySolutions, said :
This year we have observed a rapid increase in anticipated demand growth for clean, firm heat and power driven by significant load-growth from key sectors, such as data centers supporting AI operations, and industrials seeking distributed clean energy solutions to achieve their strategic goals,
“Terrestrial Energy’s IMSR plant is uniquely positioned to meet this growing demand at a time when small and modular nuclear power plants, leveraging advanced reactor technologies, are now in the spotlight as high-performance and transformative supply solutions.”
Simon Irish, CEO of Terrestrial Energy, said :
EnergySolutions has a portfolio of sites and deep expertise to support the regulatory actions necessary for site selection and deployment of IMSR plants,
“We look forward to collaborating with EnergySolutions on siting activities and with other project consortium parties, including those interested in offtake agreements for clean, firm power and heat at gigawatt-scale, as well as project partnerships with state and federal governments.”
Terrestrial Energy’s IMSR plant uses molten salt reactor technology for an affordable and financeable nuclear plant that generates low-cost, clean, firm and reliable industrial heat and electric power. IMSR plants’ thermal and electric power supply systems can be customized to meet specific site demand requirements, enabling them to support distributed generation for chemical, oil and gas, petrochemical, data centers and other energy-intensive industrial activities.
Big Tech companies, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Oracle, Nvidia and others, have recently announced intentions to use nuclear power in future operations. Nuclear power is the only source at the necessary multi-gigawatt scale that can supply clean, firm, reliable, low-cost, heat and power, 24/7, an essential requirement to industry.
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