- Fluor will deliver FEL-2 project definition, planning, cost-control and risk-mitigation services for X‑energy's Seadrift SMR, with the initial contract value recognized in Q1 2026.
- The project proposes four 80 MW SMR units to supply carbon-free electricity and industrial steam to Dow's UCC Seadrift site, replacing aging energy and steam infrastructure.
- A construction permit application was submitted to the NRC in March 2025 and is currently under review.
- X‑energy was selected by the DOE ARDP in 2020 to develop the XE-100 SMR and a TRISO-X fuel facility, with fuel licensing advanced in Oak Ridge.
Contract scope
Fluor will provide Front-End Loading Stage 2 (FEL-2) services to X‑energy for the proposed Seadrift small modular reactor (SMR) project, with the initial contract value to be recognized in Q1 2026.
Project details
The proposal calls for four 80 MW SMR units to deliver carbon-free baseload electricity and industrial steam to Dow’s UCC Seadrift site, replacing aging energy and steam infrastructure.
Licensing and support
The project is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP); a construction permit application was submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in March 2025 and is under review.
Development status
X‑energy was selected by the DOE in 2020 to develop the XE-100 SMR and a TRISO-X fuel fabrication facility and has completed engineering and preliminary reactor design as well as advanced development and licensing work on its fuel facility in Oak Ridge.
Site context
Dow’s UCC Seadrift operations cover about 4,700 acres and produce more than 4 billion pounds of materials annually for uses including food packaging, footwear, wire and cable insulation, solar cell components, and medical and pharmaceutical packaging.
