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LCG, November 19, 2025--Oklo Inc. and Siemens Energy announced today that the parties have signed a binding contract for the design and delivery of the power conversion system for Oklo’s Aurora-INL (Idaho National Laboratory) nuclear small modular reactor (SMR). The agreement authorizes Siemens Energy to begin engineering and design work to expedite procurement of long-lead components and to initiate the manufacturing process for the power conversion system. Oklo’s expertise in advanced fission technology will be combined with Siemens Energy’s extensive industry experience with steam turbine and generator systems, with the ultimate goal of generating carbon-free, reliable electricity.
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LCG, November 19, 2025--NERC yesterday released its 2025–2026 Winter Reliability Assessment (WRA), which concludes "much of North America is again at an elevated risk of having insufficient energy supplies to meet demand in extreme operating conditions." The WRA does state that resources are adequate for normal winter peak demand, but extended, wide-area cold snaps will be challenging.
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Industry News
Xcel Wants to Build New Comanche Station Unit
LCG, Feb. 24, 2004--A third unit with a capacity of 750 megawatts is planned by Xcel at its Comanche Station plant, and would start construction by 2005 or 2006.A town meeting in Pueblo, Colo., was informed that Xcel will seek the environmental permits necessary, and that the company hopes to have completed that phase of development by late 2005. Overall, the company has plans to expand its ability to serve demand by 3,000 megawatts, and will provide approximately half of the output necessary with its own new generating units. The new unit will be built in Pueblo, based on negotiations with officials there that have been completed.
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