| Washington Xe-100 reactor site | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Benton County, near Richland, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46°27′58″N 119°18′47″W / 46.466°N 119.313°W[1] |
| Status | Proposed |
| Owner | Energy Northwest |
| Operator | Energy Northwest |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | Helium cooled HTGR |
| Reactor supplier | X-energy |
| Power generation | |
| Make and model | Xe-100 |
| Units planned | 12 |
| Nameplate capacity | 960 MW total[2] |
A number of Xe-100 small modular reactors designed by X-energy are planned to be installed for nuclear electric power production near the Columbia Generating Station in Washington by the 2030s. It would be X-energy's second power plant after one in Texas due to be finished by 2030.[2] The operator will be Energy Northwest, the operator of Columbia Generating Station, the only nuclear power station in the Pacific Northwest.[3]
- ^ Gregoire, Don; Gorden, Milton (c. 2022). "Subsurface Investigation Approach – Xe-100 Project on Former WNP-1 Site" (PDF). Energy Northwest – via U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
- ^ a b Stiffler, Lisa (July 19, 2023). "Next-gen nuclear reactor company signs deal to build up to 12 reactors in Washington state". Geekwire. Retrieved July 21, 2023 – via MSN.
- ^ Ellenbecker, Lauren (July 20, 2023). "Energy Northwest signs deal for nuclear project in Central Washington". The Columbian. Vancouver, Washington. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
the small modular reactor project will be developed adjacent to the Columbia Generating Station in Richland, the region's only commercial nuclear energy facility