Fermi America and Westinghouse will team up on deployment of four Westinghouse AP1000 units at Fermi’s proposed hyperscale data centers campus in Amarillo, Texas.
“Partnering with Westinghouse, the global leader behind the fully licensed AP1000 design, marks a critical milestone in our project execution,” Fermi America chief nuclear construction officer Mesut Uzman said in Westinghouse’s Aug. 21 press release. “Their technical excellence and proven delivery give us confidence in achieving regulatory clearance and advancing our deployment strategy efficiently and safely.”
Fermi America is a company co-founded by former energy secretary and Texas Governor Rick Perry (R).
Under the agreement, the two companies will collaborate to complete the combined operating license application submitted by Fermi America to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on June 17, according to the press release.
Fermi America has submitted part of its application but not its full application, according to NRC’s website.
Additionally, Fermi America and Westinghouse will continue to collaborate to develop a long-term deployment strategy for the Amarillo site.
The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed in the press release.
On June 26, Fermi America announced ambitious plans to create a complex of data centers and would generate up to 11 gigawatts or 11,000 megawatts of natural gas, nuclear, solar and wind energy.
Building on its plans, last month Fermi America signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering and Construction to contribute to nuclear planning for the company’s hyperscale campus.
