- Aug 10, 2022
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Dow installing Nuclear SMRs requiring Helium Cooling

Dow, a multinational chemicals firm, is installing small modular reactors (SMRs) at one of its sites on the Gulf coast. Dow has signed a deal with the reactor developer, X-energy, to buy a majority stake in the company - which produces these SMRs called the Xe-100. This is a future growth market for helium over the coming decade.

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