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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
Energy Secretary to Reduce Project Risks for New Nuclear Plants
LCG, May 18, 2005--Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman outlined plans yesterday designed to reduce nuclear project risks and increase the likelihood that new nuclear plants are constructed and operating by the year 2014. The last application for a new reactor was submitted in 1973.One element of the Energy Department plan is to create a $3 billion insurance pool that would protect investors with respect to interest, operating, maintenance and construction costs caused by regulatory delays. The insurance would apply to each of the first two plants built using the new Westinghouse design and the new General Electric design. Companies would be asked to pay an insurance premium of about 10 percent of their total coverage, possibly over a period of years. Insurance premiums would be waived for utilities that place firm orders for new nuclear power plants before 2009.The idea of building new nuclear plants is rapidly gaining momentum for a variety of reasons. First, fossil fuel costs for both coal and natural gas-fired plants are at near record highs. Second, nuclear power generates no carbon emissions, which may be a significant cost advantage if legislation leads to carbon emission fees. Finally, the electric generating capacity surplus in many parts of the nation reduces the urgency to add capacity to meet reserve requirements and provides a longer lead time to plan and construct a complex, large new nuclear stations with lengthy regulatory reviews. One organization acting to further the development and construction of new nuclear power plants is a consortium, NuStart Energy Development, formed in 2004. NuStart includes Exelon, Entergy, Southern Company, Constellation, Duke Energy, the Tennessee Valley Authority, Florida Power & Light, Progress Energy, EDF International, and the two reactor vendors, GE and Westinghouse Electric. The NuStart consortium is considering the Westinghouse Advanced Passive Pressurized Water Reactor and the General Electric Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor. NuStart is currently reviewing alternative sites and plans to apply for two licenses at specific sites with specific designs by the end of the year.
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UPLAN-NPM
The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
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The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
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Database of Plants, Loads, Assets, Transmission...
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