X-Energy, Inc. has been announced as a founding member of 'Project Prometheus,' a major research initiative aimed at using artificial intelligence to speed up the deployment of advanced nuclear reactors. The project is led by Idaho National Laboratory, NVIDIA, and Amazon Web Services and is backed by a $60 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Genesis Mission.
X-energy is participating as a Tier 1 partner, which includes a $10 million capital commitment and representation on the board. The company will also provide its Xe-100 small modular reactor (SMR) design and TRISO-X fuel fabrication data to serve as a technical platform for the three-year research effort. The company expects to apply the AI-driven advancements from this project to its commercial pipeline, which includes over 11 gigawatts of planned nuclear capacity with partners like Dow, Amazon, and Centrica.