Fermi America™ Partners with Westinghouse to Support Licensing for Four AP1000® Units

Posted on August 21st, 2025 | Filed under Press Releases

AMARILLO, Texas, Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Fermi America, a pioneer in gigawatt‑scale private grid infrastructure for hyperscale AI, and Westinghouse Electric Company are collaborating to finalize the Combined Operating License Application (COLA) to deploy four advanced modular AP1000^® reactors at Fermi America’s Amarillo hyperscale campus.

Under the agreement, the companies will partner to complete the COLA documentation that was submitted by Fermi America to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on June 17, 2025, and support the review process for approval. In addition, the companies will work together to develop a long-term deployment strategy for the site.

“Fermi’s decision to collaborate with Westinghouse answers President Trump’s call to ‘Make America Nuclear Again,'” noted Fermi America Co-Founder Toby Neugebauer. “Westinghouse sees what we see: being co-located with Pantex— which is overseen by the Department of Energy and has stewarded America’s nuclear arsenal since 1951, in a region known for it’s skilled, hard-working energy labor force who all share the same Friday Night Lights football district, make us a premier place to build safe, new nuclear power.”

“Partnering with Westinghouse, the global leader behind the fully licensed AP1000 design, marks a critical milestone in our project execution,” said Mesut Uzman, Chief Nuclear Construction Officer, Fermi America. “Their technical excellence and proven delivery give us confidence in achieving regulatory clearance and advancing our deployment strategy efficiently and safely.”

“As the only fully licensed, construction-ready advanced modular reactor available today, the AP1000 technology is ready to deliver the power needed to unlock the full potential of next-generation artificial intelligence,” added Dan Lipman, President, Energy Systems, Westinghouse. “We look forward to a productive partnership with Fermi America to bring these AP1000 units online at the pace needed to solidify America’s energy dominance.”

The advanced AP1000 reactor is the only operating Generation III+ reactor with fully passive safety systems, modular construction design and the smallest footprint per MWe on the market. There are six AP1000 reactors currently setting operational performance and availability records worldwide with 14 additional reactors under construction and five more under contract. The AP1000 technology has been selected for nuclear energy programs in Poland, Ukraine and Bulgaria, and is also under consideration at multiple other sites in Europe, the United Kingdom, and North America.

Media Contacts
For media inquiries, please contact:
Lexi Swearingen
[email protected]

About Fermi America ™

Fermi America is pioneering the development of next-generation electric grids that deliver highly redundant power at gigawatt scale, which is essential for enabling next-generation artificial intelligence. Co-founded by former U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Fermi combines cutting-edge technology with a deep bench of proven world-class multi-disciplinary leaders to create the world’s largest, next-gen private grid. The behind-the-meter campus is expected to integrate the largest nuclear power complex in America, the nation’s biggest combined-cycle natural gas project, utility grid power, solar power, and battery energy storage, to deliver hyperscaler artificial intelligence.

About Westinghouse Electric Company

Westinghouse Electric Company is shaping the future of carbon-free energy by providing safe, innovative nuclear and other clean power technologies and services globally. Westinghouse supplied the world’s first commercial pressurized water reactor in 1957 and the company’s technology is the basis for nearly one-half of the world’s operating nuclear plants. Over 135 years of innovation makes Westinghouse the preferred partner for advanced technologies covering the complete nuclear energy life cycle. For more information, visit www.westinghousenuclear.com and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and X.

About the Texas Tech University System

Established in 1996, the Texas Tech University System is one of the top public university systems in the nation, consisting of five universities – Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Angelo State University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso and Midwestern State University.

Headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, the TTU System is a more than $3 billion enterprise focused on advancing higher education, health care, research and outreach with approximately 21,000 employees and 64,000 students, more than 400,000 alums, a statewide economic impact of $19.2 billion and an endowment valued at $3 billion. In its short history, the TTU System has grown tremendously and is nationally acclaimed, operating at 20 academic locations in 16 cities (15 in Texas, 1 international).

In addition, the TTU System is one of only nine in the nation to offer programs for undergraduate, medical, law, nursing, pharmacy, dental and veterinary education, among other academic areas.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position, prospects, plans and objectives of management. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “may,” “will,” “will be,” “will likely result,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “would,” “foresees,” “intends,” “target,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “outlook,” or “continue” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, but are based on management’s current expectations, assumptions, and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effect on us, which are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Our expectations expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements may not turn out to be correct. Our results could be materially different from our expectations because of various risks.