{"id":723683,"date":"2026-04-24T19:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T16:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nuclear-startup-x-energy-raises-1b-in-data-center-driven-ipo\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T19:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T16:40:12","slug":"nuclear-startup-x-energy-raises-1b-in-data-center-driven-ipo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nuclear-startup-x-energy-raises-1b-in-data-center-driven-ipo\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuclear startup X-energy raises $1B in data center-driven IPO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nuclear startup X-energy raised $1 billion in its initial public offering yesterday, selling 44.3 million shares for $23 each, a hefty premium above the $16 to $19 per share it was seeking. Initially, the company had hoped to raise around $800 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stock is expected to begin trading on Friday on the Nasdaq Exchange under the ticker XE.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x-energy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">X-energy<\/a> is building small modular reactors capable of generating electricity or delivering heat to industrial processes. The company has a deal with Dow to provide heat and power to a chemical plant in Texas and another with Amazon to sell as much as 5 gigawatts of nuclear power by 2039. Amazon\u2019s Climate Pledge Fund led X-energy\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> C-1 round.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nuclear startups like X-energy have been buoyed by surging demand for electricity from data centers and other parts of the economy that have been electrifying.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company says its reactors will generate 80 megawatts of electricity. Each Xe-100 reactor is cooled by helium gas, which flows over billiard ball-sized \u201cpebbles\u201d that are packed with BB-sized TRISO fuel pellets. TRISO fuel, which contains a kernel of uranium wr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed in carbon and silicon, was developed years ago to be safer than existing fuel designs, though it hasn\u2019t been widely used. X-energy says its fuel can withstand higher temperatures, helping to keep the fuel contained and reduce the potential of a meltdown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Initially, the company had hoped to raise around $800 million. 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