The Reactor That Can’t Melt Down Is Already Being Built: X-energy’s Xe-100 and the Race to Power Both AI and Industry
X-energy’s Xe-100 uses TRISO pebble-bed fuel that physically cannot melt down — SiC integrity holds to 1,600°C with no active cooling. 750°C helium outlet serves both electricity (76 MWe/module) and industrial process heat. DOE ARDP backed ($2.5B). Amazon invested $700M. Dow Chemical plant under construction in Seadrift, TX. The only advanced reactor that powers both data centers and refineries from the same platform.