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X-energy Cascade Advanced Energy Facility — Phase 1 (4 units)

Developer
X-energy / Amazon / Energy Northwest
Capacity
320 MWe
Last updated
5/16/2026

Project overview

Reactor type
HTGR
Announced
10/16/2024
Projected operational
12/31/2030

Notes

X-energy's flagship commercial deployment — four Xe-100 units at the Cascade Advanced Energy Facility near the Columbia Generating Station in Richland, Washington. Amazon led X-energy's $500 million Series C-1 in October 2024 and signed a binding agreement for up to 5 GW of nuclear power by 2039. Construction expected to begin in 2026 targeting operational in 2030. The facility is expandable to 12 units and 960 MW. X-energy went public on Nasdaq (XE) in April 2026 raising $1.02 billion — the largest nuclear IPO in history.

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