News
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
830 MW Texas Combined-Cycle in Operation
LCG, June 5, 2002--Calpine Corporation, based in San Jose, California, announced that its 830 MW Baytown Energy Center has entered into combined-cycle operations.The Texas facility, located in Baytown, generates 700 MW under base load and can provide 130 MW additional capacity when demand increases.The company says its plant results in 96 percent less nitrogen oxide emission, 99 percent less sulfur dioxide emission, and half as much carbon dioxide emission than the Texas average for power plants.Calpine has a twenty-year contract with chemical company Bayer to provide electricity and steam from the Baytown plant.
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