Bill Gates strikes major partnership to build next-gen nuclear reactor: 'A global nuclear supply'

Bill Gates strikes major partnership to build next-gen nuclear reactor: 'A global nuclear supply'

Microsoft founder and billionaire Bill Gates is helping to advance a growing source of nuclear energy with an overseas energy developer.  The American businessman met Chung Ki-sun, vice chairman of South Korean shipbuilding giant HD Hyundai, to discuss coordinating the development of small modular reactor (SMR) projects as part of its partnership with Gates' nuclear energy startup company TerraPower.  The deal with TerraPower calls for the const…