Overview

• Fermi America submitted a confidential licensing application on June 17 to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for its Hypergrid campus near Amarillo, Texas.
• The filing seeks approval for four 1-gigawatt Westinghouse AP1000 reactors and outlines supplementary gas-fired and solar installations to deliver up to 11 gigawatts of power.
• Initial construction is projected to begin in 2026 with the first gigawatt of combined capacity expected online by late that year.
• The Hypergrid project partners with Texas Tech University and leverages proximity to the Pantex nuclear weapons plant and major gas pipelines for strategic energy support.
• The submission follows President Trump’s executive orders to expedite reactor approvals and the firing of NRC Commissioner Christopher Hanson, raising questions about regulatory independence.