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X-energy

Advanced nuclear developer

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The small modular reactor buildout for AI

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Publicly traded on Nasdaq as XE since April 24, 2026

No US utility has ordered a newly designed commercial reactor and seen it come online since the 1970s. On April 24, 2026, the first company trying to break that drought rang the Nasdaq bell. X-energy priced its IPO at $23 a share — $4 above its marketed range — and raised $1.02 billion, the largest US nuclear public offering in years. Shares closed their first day up 27%, giving the company a market valuation of roughly $11.9 billion. The offering was oversubscribed more than 15 times.

Updated Apr 26

Texas bets $350 million on becoming America's advanced nuclear capital

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Building first commercial advanced reactor deployment at Dow's Seadrift plant

Texas has opened applications for a $350 million fund to jumpstart advanced nuclear reactor construction — the largest state-level nuclear energy investment in the United States. The Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, created by legislation Governor Greg Abbott signed in June 2025, is now accepting proposals from companies that want to build next-generation reactors, manufacture nuclear components, or rebuild the domestic nuclear fuel supply chain. But there's a catch: only two projects in the state currently meet the fund's requirement of having a construction permit application filed with federal regulators.

Updated Apr 15