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Washington Xe-100 reactor site
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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 the state of 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]
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Amazon.com involvement
In late October, 2024, Amazon.com announced it would fund construction of four X-Energy reactors at Hanford.[4]
Opposition
The site is opposed by environmental groups including Columbia River Keeper,[5] and the Oregon Conservancy Foundation who oppose new small modular reactors in general.[6] Columbia River Keeper states that Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation opposed X-energy's application for a Department of Energy license to operate at the Hanford Site.[5]
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