Leaders from Fluor, X-energy, and Dow gathered at Fluor’s offices in Houston to kick off the FEL-2 phase of X-energy’s advanced nuclear project in Seadrift, Texas. [Photo: Fluor]
The X-energy project is slated to develop four 80-megawatt small modular reactor units to supply Dow’s Seadrift site with "safe, reliable, carbon-free electricity and industrial steam, replacing aging energy and steam infrastructure," Fluor said.