Cascade Nuclear Partners, Equal Joint Venture Comprised of Aecon, Kiewit, and Black & Veatch, Finalizes Negotiations with Energy Northwest to Collaboratively Complete Design, Planning and Construction of First Four of 12 Xe-100 Small Modular Reactors Under Progressive Design-Build Model
Aecon Group Inc. announced that Cascade Nuclear Partners, an equal joint venture comprised of Aecon, Kiewit, and Black & Veatch, is finalizing negotiations with Energy Northwest to collaboratively complete the design, planning and construction of the first four of 12 Xe-100 small modular reactors (SMR) under a progressive design-build model. Developed by X-energy, each Xe-100 SMR is a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor that provides 80 megawatts of electricity. This first phase of the Cascade Advanced Energy Facility will generate up to 320 megawatts through the delivery of four reactor modules and will be located adjacent to Energy Northwest's Columbia Generating Station near Richland, WA.
In October 2024, Energy Northwest announced a multi-year agreement with Amazon focused on comprehensive environmental, safety, permitting, licensing and risk analyses for the first-ever SMR project in eastern Washington. At the completion of this robust analyses, Energy Northwest is expected to submit a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Construction is anticipated to begin by the end of the decade, with operations targeted for the 2030s.
Aecon Group Inc. is a Canada-based construction and infrastructure development company. The Company delivers integrated solutions to private and public sector clients throughout Canada and other countries. It operates through two segments within the infrastructure development industry: Construction and Concessions. Its Construction segment includes all aspects of the construction of both public and private infrastructure, primarily in Canada, and internationally and focuses primarily on the civil infrastructure, urban transportation solutions, nuclear power infrastructure, utility infrastructure and industrial infrastructure. Its Concessions segment include the development, financing, build and operation of construction projects primarily by way of public-private partnership contract structures, as well as integrating the services of all project participants. The Company’s projects include Annacis Water Supply Tunnel, Bell Canada Gigabit Fiber Service, Finch West LRT, and others.
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Cascade Nuclear Partners, Equal Joint Venture Comprised of Aecon, Kiewit, and Black & Veatch, Finalizes Negotiations with Energy Northwest to Collaboratively Complete Design, Planning and Construction of First Four of 12 Xe-100 Small Modular Reactors Under Progressive Design-Build Model
