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Holtec Signs Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Utah and Hi Tech Solutions to Deploy Nuclear SMRs

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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EPA and Texas Railroad Commission Sign Memorandum of Agreement for Permitting Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide

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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China and Pakistan Make Power Plant Deal

LCG, April 30, 2002--China has agreed to develop two thermal plants in Pakistan.

Signed yesterday, the bilateral memorandum provides for two 300-MW coal-fired power plants, amounting to $600 million. Coal for the plants will be derived from the Tharparkar Desert in the province of Sindh.

According to Sindh Minister Dewan Mohammed Yousuf Farooqi, the plants will be completed inside three years.

China's Shenhua Group Co. Ltd. has agreed to build and operate the plants, which will be located in Tharparkar (also known as Thar). Shenhua will assess Thar coal capability by conducting a geological survey, which will reportedly be completed within a year.

According to U.S. Department of Energy, Pakistan has 3 billion metric tons in recoverable coal reserves.

Shenhua is China's top coal producer and the country's third largest exporter.

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