Bill Gates in talks with China firm to develop clean N-tech
December 05, 2011 12:40
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is holding talks with the state-owned China National Nuclear Corporation to jointly develop a new type of nuclear reactor. Gates has been talking with CNNC since 2009 about developing a travelling-wave reactor, reports the South China Morning Post. Gates has visited CNNC at least twice. TWR, a virtual design by TerraPower that has yet to be built or tested, is a new type of reactor that could reduce the need for the enrichment and reprocessing of uranium.