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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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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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Industry News
City of Denton Approves 100 MW Solar Project in Quest to Achieve 100 Percent Renewables by 2020
LCG, May 10, 2018--The City of Denton's Public Utilities Board voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve a 15-year contract with NextEra for the power output of a 100 MW solar project, the Bluebell 2 solar facility in West Texas. The City has set a goal of using 100 percent renewable energy by 2020, and the solar project will be a key step toward achieving the goal.
The Bluebell 2 solar facility will be located northwest of San Angelo. Construction is scheduled to be completed by November. The City of Denton previously contracted with NextEra for the output of the 30 MW Bluebell Solar 1 plant, which is located in the area.
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UPLAN-NPM
The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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UPLAN-ACE
Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
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UPLAN-G
The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
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Database of Plants, Loads, Assets, Transmission...
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