U.S. Backs X-Energy Reactor With Up to $2.15 Billion

Washington is putting real money behind advanced nuclear. The US Department of Energy is gearing up to hand X-energy another $1 billion for its planned nuclear project with Dow in Texas, bringing total federal funding available for the project since 2021 to as much as $2.15 billion. That is no longer demonstration-project pocket change. CEO Clay Sell said Thursday that DOE had informed X-energy…

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The enormous $300 million Seascape tower has been unfinished since construction stalled in 2024 but Bayleys real estate agency says it's on track to choose a preferred buyer within the next month.

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