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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
PJM Acts to Establish National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors
LCG, March 9, 2006--PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) earlier this week filed a request with the Department of Energy (DOE) to designate two electrical paths as National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETC). If the designation is provided by the DOE, it is expected that a more timely solution can be implemented to reduce transmission congestion and related costs, as well as improve grid reliability.
One high-voltage, transmission corridor targeted is the Allegheny Mountain path, which connects electric generation resources west of the Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia and the Ohio and Kanawha River valleys with load centers in the metropolitan areas of Washington, D.C. and Baltimore.
The second high-voltage, transmission corridor targeted is the Delaware River path, which links electric generation resources west of the Allegheny Mountains in western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and the Ohio and Kanawha River valleys with load centers in the metropolitan areas Philadelphia, Wilmington, Newark and northern New Jersey, and exports to New York City as well.
Last week Allegheny Energy proposed building a $1.4 billion, 330-mile, 500-kV transmission line that would utilize the Allegheny Mountain path. Allegheny stated the first segment is scheduled to be operational in 2013.AEP filed in February plans with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to use the Delaware River path to build an electric "superhighway." The proposed 550-mile long, AEP Interstate Project is estimated to cost $3 billion and is scheduled to commence operations in 2014.
AEP and Allegheny Energy requested the DOE to designate their proposed lines as NIETC projects, as the Energy Policy Act of 2005 provides for NIETC designation for areas that are experiencing electric energy transmission capacity constraints or congestion that adversely affects consumers. Both companies also filed plans with PJM to build their projects. PJM will consider these and other proposals through its Regional Transmission Planning process. The two proposals - which when combined would extend nearly 900 miles and would cost roughly $4.4 billion - will be also evaluated by a number of other regulatory agencies in multiple states. If NIETC designation is granted, then greater federal pressure may be applied to expedite the process.
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