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These nuclear companies are leading the race to build advanced small reactors in the U.S.

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The nuclear industry is racing to launch advanced small reactors by the early 2030s .

The advanced reactors promise to have smaller, lighter footprints that could make them cheaper and quicker to build.

The industry is crowded with more than 90 different technologies in various stages of development around the world.

Technology companies will serve as a catalyst, CEO Chris Levesque says.

X-Energy is the first advanced reactor company to win a direct investment from a tech company.

Amazon 's investment will finance four Xe-100 reactors in Washington state.

Kairos Power signed a contract with Alphabet 's Google unit last year to deploy multiple, advanced reactors to supply the YouTube company with 500 megawatts of power.

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