Fluor Selected for Richland Nuclear Project
Fluor will provide engineering and project management for X-energy's Cascade Advanced Energy Facility near Richland, Washington.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Nuclear
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X-energy selected Fluor Corporation to provide engineering, design, supply chain, cost estimating, and project controls services for the nuclear island of the Cascade Advanced Energy Facility. The contract value was not disclosed, and Fluor expects to recognize it in the third quarter.
Why it matters
The Cascade facility is a small modular reactor project and the first under X-energy's plan to deploy 5 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity by 2039. Fluor's prior work on X-energy's proposed Texas project and its ongoing Xe-100 work are intended to refine execution plans and inform investment decisions.
The players
Fluor Corporation
A global engineering, procurement, construction, and project management company founded in 1912 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, with nearly 23,000 employees worldwide.
X-energy
A nuclear reactor developer whose Xe-100 high-temperature gas-cooled reactor technology is planned for the Cascade facility.
The details
Fluor will draw on its ongoing work with X-energy on the company's first Xe-100 project to refine execution plans and inform investment decisions. The Cascade facility is planned to include four Xe-100 high-temperature gas-cooled reactors with a combined capacity of approximately 320 megawatts.
Timeline
Fluor was founded in 1912.
Fluor expects to recognize the contract value in the third quarter.
X-energy's target for deploying 5 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity is 2039.
The takeaway
Large nuclear projects move through a sequence of engineering, cost, and supply chain planning before construction, so early contract awards like this one signal progress but not yet a finished build. Readers tracking U.S. nuclear capacity can watch for disclosed contract values and reactor counts as the Cascade project advances.
Further reading
For broader context on reactor deployment, see the Nuclear section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Trend.
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