Indiana weighs a 6-GW CANDU exploration (AtkinsRéalis + Hoosier Energy)
Where it stands: Indiana is exploring a potential project of up to eight CANDU nuclear units with a combined 6 GW capacity, with AtkinsRéalis, Hoosier Energy and the state. It sits alongside a separate 960-MW Xe-100 small-reactor project proposed for Sullivan County by Amazon, AEP and X-energy. Watch the possible site, cost and schedule, and whether the CANDU plan competes with or complements the proposal for Indiana's first commercial nuclear generation.
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- 2026-10-20 (first record, ~9:54 AM ET, WNN — world-nuclear-news.org/articles): 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.