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LCG, November 6, 2025--X-energy Reactor Company, LLC, (X-energy) and the U.S. Office of Nuclear Energy today announced the start of confirmatory irradiation testing at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to qualify X-energy’s proprietary TRISO-X fuel pebbles for commercial use in the Xe-100 Small Modular Reactor (SMR). (TRISO stands for TRi-structural ISOtropic). This is the first time that TRISO-X fuel pebbles will undergo irradiation testing in a U.S. lab, which is a critical step in meeting requirements set forth by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the commercial deployment of advanced reactors that will use the fuel.
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LCG, October 28, 2025--NextEra Energy and Google yesterday announced two agreements that will help meet growing electricity demand from artificial intelligence (AI) with clean, reliable, 24/7 nuclear power and strengthen the nation's nuclear leadership. First, Google signed a new, 25-year agreement for power generated at the Duane Arnold Energy Center, Iowa's only nuclear power facility. The 601-MW boiling water reactor unit was shut down in 2020 and is expected to commence operations by the first quarter of 2029, pending regulatory approvals to restart the plant.
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Industry News
Talen Energy Expands Its Portfolio in PJM by Acquiring 2,904-MW of Combined-Cycle Facilities
LCG, July 18, 2025--Talen Energy Corporation yesterday announced it has signed agreements to acquire Caithness Energy’s Moxie Freedom Energy Center (Moxie) in Pennsylvania and Caithness Energy and BlackRock’s Guernsey Power Station (Guernsey) in Ohio. Talen expects the transaction to be immediately accretive to free cash flow per share by over 40 percent in 2026, and over 50 percent through 2029. The net acquisition price is $3.5 billion after adjusting for estimated tax benefits, or approximately $3.8 billion gross.
Located in the PJM power market, the two natural gas-fired plants are highly efficient, H-Class combined-cycle facilities that have an average heat rate of 6,550 Btu/kWh and a combined capacity of 2,904 MW. The Moxie facility is a 1,029-MW, state-of-the-art, air cooled, located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania that uses 99 percent less water than a plant of the same size using traditional cooling technology. The generating capacity of the Guernsey facility is a 1,875 MW, and the facility is located in southern Guernsey County in Southeastern Ohio.
The newly acquired, natural gas-fired facilities should benefit from locations with reliable access to gas pipeline infrastructure from the Marcellus and Utica shale formations, with their rich natural gas reserves and interconnects to primary natural gas pipelines.
Talen expects that the Moxie and Guernsey facilities will be significant additions to Talen’s portfolio and will enhance its ability to offer reliable, scalable, grid-supported and regionally diverse low-carbon capacity to hyperscale data centers and large commercial off-takers. With greater operational flexibility, proximity to key load pockets, and proven track record in bilateral contracting, the proforma company will be well positioned to meet the evolving needs of high-growth, 24/7 power demand sectors.
Talen's President and CEO stated, "This acquisition enhances Talen’s fleet by selectively adding modern, highly efficient baseload H-class CCGTs in Talen’s key markets, where we are an innovator in data center contracting. The transaction is immediately and highly accretive, maintains our balance sheet discipline, and adds more than the equivalent of another Susquehanna nuclear plant to our platform, further enabling large load service."
“Caithness has built an extensive portfolio of leading-edge power generation facilities to support our valued customers,” said Caithness Energy's Chairman and CEO. “We are proud of what we have accomplished and this sale to Talen positions the assets for continued success under a strong and successful management team.”
Talen's announcement stated that the Moxie and Guernsey transactions are both expected to close in Q4 2025. Each transaction is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including the expiration or termination of the waiting period pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino act, and regulatory approvals from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and other regulatory agencies.
As part of the transaction, Talen is also acquiring the equity interests in Guernsey owned by the mid-market infrastructure funds managed by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a part of BlackRock.
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