July 31 (Reuters) - Westinghouse Electric Company has

confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the

United States, the supplier of nuclear technology and services

said on Friday.

Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania-based Westinghouse joins a

growing cohort of nuclear companies looking to tap capital

markets as the data center boom boosts U.S. power demand.

X-Energy ( XE ) and Standard Nuclear ( STDN ) are among the

major nuclear companies that have gone public through

traditional IPOs this year.

Holtec Nuclear also filed for a New York IPO earlier this

month.

Confidential filings allow companies to keep their finances

under wraps until closer to the listing and prepare for IPOs

away from public ⁠market scrutiny.

The number of shares to be offered and the price range for

the proposed offering have not yet been determined, Westinghouse

said.