Amazon is funding a new nuclear plant in Indiana

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Amazon has agreed with X-energy and American Electric Power to fund a proposed nuclear facility in Indiana, replacing the former coal-fired Breed Generating Station. The project could provide up to 960 megawatts for the regional grid and Amazon data centers, using 12 small modular reactors; construction and operating dates have not been announced.

It’ll be several years before the facility is complete, but this digital rendering gives us some idea of what it’ll look like. | Image: Amazon Amazon has signed an agreement with X-energy and American Electric Power (AEP) to fund the building of a new nuclear energy facility in Indiana. The proposed plant, which would replace the now defunct coal-fueled Breed Generating Station in Fairbanks, Sullivan County, aims to provide up to 960 megawatts of carbon-free energy for both the regional power grid and Amazon's data centers. No timeline for construction or operation has been announced for the facility, which Amazon says "could" create 1,000 construction jobs and 100 permanent roles. The facility in Indiana is targeting to build 12 Xe-100 SMR's, an advanced (but unproven) reactor th … Read the full story at The Verge.