Konecranes will supply a fully customized 125-ton hoist crane, including a 15-ton auxiliary hoist and a top-running overhead crane with dual trolleys, to TerraPower’s Natrium® Reactor Demonstration Plant (a TerraPower and GE-Hitachi technology project) in Wyoming.
The order, from TerraPower’s engineering, procurement, and construction partner Bechtel, was placed in June 2024, and delivery and installation of the crane system are planned for autumn 2025.
Founded by Bill Gates, TerraPower aims to develop advanced nuclear technologies to provide safe, sustainable, and cost-effective energy solutions. The crane will be utilized at the Wyoming site’s Test and Fill Facility (TFF) for maintenance and production support. The TFF is a non-nuclear facility designed to store the approximately 400,000 gallons of sodium needed for Natrium’s coolant system.
Konecranes Nuclear Equipment and Services was selected to work on the Test and Fill Facility Bridge Crane for the Natrium Demonstration Project. Bechtel has worked with Konecranes previously on other projects.
Andrew Grooms, Regional Sales Manager, Konecranes Nuclear Equipment & Service said, “We have a longstanding partnership with Bechtel on clean energy projects dating back to the 1930s with the construction of the Hoover Dam and the use of P&H cranes, which are now part of Konecranes. Since 2021, we have provided technical expertise and high-quality crane designs for
