Indiana weighs a 6-GW CANDU exploration (AtkinsRéalis + Hoosier Energy)

status: open, opened 2026-10-20, last moved 2026-10-20. Energy nuclear

• 2026-10-20 (first record, ~9:54 AM ET, WNN — https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/indiana-considering-6-gw-candu-nuclear-project): AtkinsRéalis Group, Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative and the State of Indiana are to explore a potential project of up to eight Candu nuclear units with a combined 6 GW capacity. Lands one day after the Amazon–AEP–X-energy 960-MW Xe-100 JDA at Sullivan County, giving Indiana two parallel nuclear exploration efforts — a large-PHWR/co-op track beside the small-reactor/regulated-utility track. Watch: site, cost and schedule; whether the Candu effort competes with or complements the Breed-site proposal for the state's first commercial nuclear generation; Agreement-State siting handling.