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Jarred Shaffer

Jarred Shaffer

Director, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office (TANEO)

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We've only got two eligible projects in the state that check that docketed box.

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Texas bets $350 million on becoming America's advanced nuclear capital

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Administering $350M fund

Texas has opened applications for a $350 million fund to jumpstart advanced nuclear reactor construction — the largest state-level investment of its kind. The Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, created by legislation that Governor Greg Abbott signed in June 2025, is accepting proposals from companies to build reactors, manufacture components, or rebuild the fuel supply chain. Only two state projects currently meet the fund's requirement of having a construction permit application filed with federal regulators.

Updated May 31