Amazon is funding a new nuclear plant in Indiana

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Amazon is funding a new nuclear plant in Indiana
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亚马逊已与X-energy及美国电力公司签署协议，出资在印第安纳州建设一座新核能设施。该电站拟选址于沙利文县费尔班克斯，替代已停运的燃煤电厂，目标为区域电网和亚马逊数据中心提供最高960兆瓦的无碳能源。目前尚未公布建设或运营时间表。亚马逊表示，该项目“可能”创造1000个建设岗位和100个永久职位。该设施计划建设12座Xe-100小型模块化反应堆。

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.

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原文： Amazon is funding a new nuclear plant in Indiana （2026-10-19T15:44:20）
作者： Jess Weatherbed 分类： 科技
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