WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (Reuters) - The CEO of X-Energy ( XE ), a

company trying to build next-generation small nuclear power

plants, said on Thursday his company been told by the U.S.

Department of Energy that it will get up to another $1 billion

in public funding for a project in Texas with Dow Inc. ( DOW )

Total public funding since 2021 for the project with Dow in

Seadrift, Texas will be up to $2.15 billion, CEO Clay Sell said

in an earnings call.