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Amazon backs plans for 12 small nuclear reactors at an Indiana coal plant
· 3:31 · Technology and AI · With Maya and Leo
Leo is our columnist for technology and digital life. Leo, Amazon is backing plans for a large nuclear power plant in Indiana. What is proposed, and how far along is the project?
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- RechercheThe Seadrift project had not yet broken ground according to the supplied October 2026 article, which says the Indiana project’s timeline depends on X-energy delivering that first plant.
- RechercheAEP and X-energy announced an agreement to assess a proposed 960-megawatt nuclear power project in Sullivan County, Indiana, at the former Breed coal plant site. Amazon is funding development; the project is proposed to use 12 Xe-100 reactors and supply power to the regional grid.
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