Small Modular Reactors

Amazon Unveils Updated Plans For 12 Small Modular Reactors In Washington

By David Dalton
17 October 2025

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Amazon Unveils Updated Plans For 12 Small Modular Reactors In Washington
The Cascade Advanced Energy Facility will be constructed in three phases, each with four of X-energy’s 80-MW, high-temperature gas-cooled reactors. Courtesy X-energy.
Amazon has unveiled updated plans for a small modular reactor (SMR) facility in the US state of Washington that will now be triple the original proposed size with 12 reactors producing a maximum of 960 MW of electricity.

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