Partnership to Scale Advanced Nuclear Energy for AI Infrastructure Announced
The parties aim to mobilize up to $50 billion in public and private investments for Xe-100 projects and the expansion of associated supply chain capacity.
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X-energy Reactor Company, LLC (“X-energy”), Amazon, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Corporation (“KHNP”) and Doosan Enerbility announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the deployment of Xe-100 fourth generation advanced small modular reactors (SMRs) and TRISO-X fuel in the United States to meet growing power demands from data centers and artificial intelligence (“AI”).
This partnership combines leading innovators in nuclear technology, energy project delivery and cloud infrastructure to collaborate on the development and cost-effective deployment of X-energy’s advanced fourth generation reactor.
The agreement outlines collaboration across reactor engineering design, supply chain development, construction planning, investment strategies, long-term operations and global opportunities for joint AI-nuclear deployment. Aligned with the recent $350 billion trade deal between the United States and the Republic of Korea, the companies also aim to mobilize up to $50 billion in public and private investment to support the future of nuclear energy in the U.S.
“Data centers are the critical infrastructure needed to support AI leadership, and their power needs continue to accelerate to meet the growing needs of our customers,” stated Amazon Web Services (“AWS”) head of worldwide energy, Vibhu Kaushik. “By forming this partnership with KHNP and Doosan along with X-energy, we’re continuing to pursue innovative carbon-free solutions and technology to help meet the increasing energy demand, and we’re excited that this will help us enable over five gigawatts of new nuclear energy in the U.S.”
X-energy is advancing its initial Xe-100 deployment with Dow Inc. at its UCC Seadrift Operations manufacturing site as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Demonstration Program. In May 2025, the proposed four-reactor project reached a critical milestone with its Construction Permit Application accepted for an 18-month review by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. X-energy is also advancing its second Xe-100 deployment with Energy Northwest in Washington state in collaboration with Amazon. The Energy Northwest site is expected to initially host four Xe-100 reactors with plans to expand to 12.
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