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X-energy Commences First Irradiation Tests of Advanced TRISO-X Nuclear Fuel at Idaho National Laboratory

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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NextEra Energy and Google Collaborate on Accelerating Nuclear Power Deployment

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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J.P. Morgan Acknowledges Round-Trip Trading with Enron

LCG, December 4, 2002-A lawyer for J.P. Morgan Chase has disclosed the company's involvement in circular trades with Enron Corp.

J.P. Morgan Chase is currently in court, attempting to recover $1 billion in surety bond coverage from 11 insurance companies who guaranteed contracts between Enron and J.P. Morgan.

The insurance firms assert that they were not aware of the type of deals at the time and now say the trading added up to loans to Enron, not the sale of gas or oil.

J.P. Morgan had, via another unit named Mahonia, bought oil and gas for $1.9 billion from Enron. Mahonia could then sell the oil and gas back to any company, including Enron.

The insurance firms' lead attorney showed deals yesterday involving Mahonia buying and Chase selling the same oil from and to Enron on the same day in the same transaction. These deals would result in only money changing hands, but not any commodities whatsoever.

J.P. Morgan Chase's attorney said at the questioning of Judge Jed Rakoff, that the trades were circular. While J.P. Morgan Chase admits knowing the nature of the trades, the company still contends that the deals were not loans.

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