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LCG, May 1, 2025--Holtec International (Holtec) announced the signing on April 29 of a strategic cooperation agreement with the State of Utah and Hi Tech Solutions, a leading nuclear services provider based in Kennewick, Washington, to collaborate in the deployment of Holtec's SMR-300s (small modular reactor) in Utah and the broader Mountain West region. Hi Tech will play a leading role in the project development and workforce training to support the rise of new nuclear power generation in the region.
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LCG, April 29, 2025--Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) today outlining the state’s plans to administer programs related to carbon storage wells, known as Class VI wells. The MOA signing is a required step in the RRC’s application to be granted authority to permit Class VI wells in the state of Texas. EPA is currently preparing a proposed approval of RRC’s primacy application.
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Industry News
El Paso Warned of Pipeline Problems
LCG, Aug. 23, 2000--El Paso Natural Gas Co. was warned three years ago that employees who were responsible for safety of the 50-year-old pipeline that exploded Saturday killing 11 people had not been thoroughly instructed in procedures used to determine whether corrosion detection procedures were working.Company spokesman Mel Scott said after the blast "Pipeline doesn't have a life span as long as it's well maintained." But federal statistics show that corrosion is one of the main reasons pipelines fail.A corrosion prevention method, called cathodic protection, used by El Paso Natural Gas on the killer pipeline consists of a low-voltage wire running through the earth alongside the pipeline. The electrical charge in the wire neutralizes natural electrolysis which causes corrosion.In a letter dated March 27, 1997, the federal Office of Pipeline Safety expressed concern that El Paso Natural Gas technicians had not been properly instructed in how to determine whether the anti-corrosion system was working. There is no reason to believe that the problem cited in the OPS letter contributed to Saturdays tragedy, or that the company had failed to periodically make required checks of the electrical conditions in the soil surrounding the pipeline.
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UPLAN-NPM
The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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UPLAN-ACE
Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
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UPLAN-G
The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
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Database of Plants, Loads, Assets, Transmission...
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