Dow wants to power its Texas manufacturing complex with new nuclear reactors instead of natural gas

Dow, a major producer of chemicals and plastics, wants to use next-generation nuclear reactors for clean power and steam at a Texas manufacturing complex instead of natural gas. Dow’s subsidiary, Long Mott Energy, applied Monday to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a construction permit. It says the project with X-energy, an advanced nuclear reactor and fuel company, would nearly eliminate the emissions associated with power and steam generation at its Seadrift, Texas plant. That would avoid roughly 500,000 metric tons of planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions annually. The NRC says that if built and operated as planned, this will be the first U.S. commercial advanced nuclear power plant for an industrial site. Dow, a major producer of chemicals and plastics, wants to use next-generation nuclear reactors for clean power and steam at a Texas manufacturing complex instead of natural gas. Dow’s subsidiary, Long Mott Energy, applied Monday to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a construction permit. It says the project with X-energy, an advanced nuclear reactor and fuel company, would nearly eliminate the emissions associated with power and steam generation at its Seadrift, Texas plant. That would avoid roughly 500,000 metric tons of planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions annually. The NRC says that if built and operated as planned, this will be the first U.S. commercial advanced nuclear power plant for an industrial site.  AP Technology and Science