X-energy selects Fluor for Cascade nuclear-island design

X-energy said on Nov. 5 that it selected Fluor to engineer and design the nuclear island at Energy Northwest's proposed Cascade Xe-100 plant near Richland, Washington. The release assigns Fluor engineering, design, supply chain, estimating, and project controls, states no price, and says the customer has not yet decided on construction. X-energy calls this its second commercial nuclear-island contract with Fluor, after the Texas project, and says Cascade is the first project in its Amazon collaboration, whose stated goal is 5 GW by 2039.