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Duke Energy Submits Early Site Permit Application to NRC for New Nuclear Reactors in North Carolina

LCG, December 30, 2025--Duke Energy announced today its submission of an early site permit (ESP) application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The site is near the Belews Creek Steam Station in Stokes County, North Carolina. The submittal follows two years of work at the site, and the announcement states that the submittal is part of Duke Energy's strategic, on-going commitment to evaluate new nuclear generation options to reliably meet the growing electricity needs of its customers while reducing costs and risks.

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The NRC Issues Summary of 2025 Successes

LCG, December 29, 2025--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) today issued a summary of its 2025 accomplishments to highlight its commitment to "enabling the safe and secure use of civilian nuclear energy and radioactive materials through efficient and reliable licensing, oversight, and regulation to benefit society and the environment."

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Sempra and BP Sign Contract for LNG Deliveries to Baja California

LCG, October 14, 2004--Sempra Energy LNG, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy, and BP announced that they have signed a 20-year agreement to deliver 500 MMcf/day of liquified natural gas (LNG) to Sempra's planned Energia Costa Azul terminal, located near Ensenada, Mexico. After regasification, natural gas pipelines would then transport the gas to local markets and California.

The Energia Costa Azul terminal will be built with a capacity of 1 Bcf/day and is a joint project between Sempra Energy LNG and Shell International Gas, a division of Royal Dutch/Shell. Operations are planned to commence by 2008.

The source of the natural gas supplies will be the Tangguh LNG terminal project in Indonesia, which is also scheduled to begin production in 2008. BP, which is the largest owner of the Tangguh LNG project, recently announced another 20-year, Tungguh LNG deal with K-Power, a joint venture between BP and South Korea's SK Corp. There is also an agreement with China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) for delivery to an LNG terminal planned for East China's Fujian Province.

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