X-energy Xe-100 reactor deployment in the US

Overview

X-energy has reached significant regulatory milestones for its Xe-100 high-temperature gas-cooled reactor technology. Following a completed safety review by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the agency issued a construction permit for the Long Mott Generating Station in Calhoun County, Texas. This facility, intended to serve Dow Chemical Company’s Seadrift Operations, will utilize four Xe-100 reactors to provide electricity and process steam, marking the first approval for this reactor type in nearly 60 years.

Additionally, the Cascade Advanced Energy project is in the pre-application stage with the NRC. This project aims to install four Xe-100 reactors near Richland, Washington, on the Department of Energy’s Hanford Reservation. The Washington initiative involves Energy Northwest, includes strategic funding from Amazon, and is estimated to cost over $2 billion.

Entities

X-Energy · Dow Chemical Company · Long Mott Generating Station · Dow · Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Timeline

1 day ago

[TECHNOLOGY] 6 sources
X-energy technology advances with new US nuclear reactor permits
The US NRC has approved a new high-temperature gas-cooled reactor facility in Texas, while a similar X-energy modular reactor project advances in Washington.
9 days ago

[TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
X-energy Xe-100 reactor completes US safety review
X-energy’s Xe-100 reactor has passed a key US Nuclear Regulatory Commission safety review, advancing plans for a first-of-its-kind industrial nuclear plant in Texas.

Sources

canarymedia.com · espiganoticias.net · finance.technews.tw · folgefonnsenteret.no · interestingengineering.com · kenya-today.com · techcrunch.com · world-nuclear-news.org