Amazon-backed X-Energy pursues $800 million IPO to capitalize on surging nuclear power demand from AI data centers

X-Energy, a nuclear technology company with Amazon backing, is targeting an $800 million initial public offering

The company is positioning itself to meet rapidly growing electricity demands from artificial intelligence and data center operations

Nuclear power is emerging as a critical infrastructure play for supporting the energy-intensive computational needs of AI

The IPO reflects investor confidence in nuclear energy as a solution to power the AI industry's expansion