X-energy Leads US-South Korea Partnership to Power AI Data Centers with SMRs by 2039
A groundbreaking partnership aims to revolutionize the power supply for data centers and AI operations. Led by X-energy, Amazon, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), and Doosan Enerbility, the collaboration seeks to deploy advanced small modular reactors (SMRs) and TRISO-X fuel in the US by 2039.
The initiative, set to power Amazon Web Services' AI data centers, addresses the growing power demands of data centers and AI operations. X-energy CEO J Clay Sell emphasized the importance of US-South Korea collaboration in maintaining American leadership in AI and nuclear development, aiming to surpass China.
The partnership, facilitated by a $350bn trade agreement between the US and South Korea, aims to mobilize up to $50bn in public and private funds. It encompasses collaborative efforts in reactor engineering design, construction strategy, supply chain development, investment plans, long-term operations, and exploring worldwide opportunities for combined AI-nuclear deployment. Amazon's Worldwide Energy head, Vibhu Kaushik, expects the partnership to enable over five gigawatts of new nuclear energy in the US.
X-energy is already progressing with its initial Xe-100 implementation at Dow's UCC Seadrift Operations manufacturing site, supported by the US Department of Energy's Advanced Research Demonstration Program.
The deployment target is set for 2039, with the specific aim of powering Amazon Web Services' AI data centers. The initiative, backed by a significant investment and trade agreement, seeks to advance nuclear energy's future in the US while addressing the increasing power requirements of data centers and AI operations.
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