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Amazon backs a proposed 960 MW Indiana nuclear project

Oct 19, 2026

Amazon, X-energy and AEP agree to evaluate a 12-reactor Xe-100 project at the former Breed coal plant site in Sullivan County, Indiana. Amazon provides development funding and intends to purchase power.

Growing data-center demand connects cloud infrastructure with advanced nuclear development. This is a feasibility and development agreement; construction, final investment approval and operating power production are still ahead.

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