US power company Energy Northwest, Grant County Public Utility District and reactor developer X-energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to support the development and commercial demonstration of the country’s first advanced nuclear reactor.
The partners said in a statement that the new Tri Energy Partnership partnership will evaluate their goal of siting, building, and operating a Xe-100 advanced nuclear power plant at an existing Energy Northwest site north of Richland, in the state of Washington, with the potential to generate up to 320 MW of reliable, carbon-free energy.
Through the partnership, the parties will evaluate each step of the project and identify the best approach to licensing, permitting, construction, operation, and ownership.
The partners said in a statement that the new Tri Energy Partnership partnership will evaluate their goal of siting, building, and operating a Xe-100 advanced nuclear power plant at an existing Energy Northwest site north of Richland, in the state of Washington, with the potential to generate up to 320 MW of reliable, carbon-free energy.
Through the partnership, the parties will evaluate each step of the project and identify the best approach to licensing, permitting, construction, operation, and ownership.
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