News
LCG, June 18, 2025--The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced late today a new pilot program to expedite the testing of advanced nuclear reactor designs under DOE authority outside of the national laboratories. The new pilot program is intended to unlock private funding and provide a fast track to commercial licensing.
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LCG, June 17, 2025--X-energy Reactor Company, LLC (X-energy) announced yesterday that it has received key updates from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regarding the construction permit application for the initial deployment of the Xe-100 advanced reactor at a Texas Gulf Coast site. The NRC published an 18-month review timeline for the project, located in Seadrift, Texas, and will concurrently proceed with its environmental assessment. The NRC cited the completeness and quality of the application, as well as the effectiveness of pre-application engagements for the 18-month timeline.
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Industry News
FERC Approves Pipeline to Serve Arkansas Project
LCG, July 28, 2000--The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved construction of an interstate natural gas pipeline that will connect a 2,720 megawatt merchant power plant being built by Panda Energy International Inc. in El Dorado, Ark. with gas producers in Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas.Pandas subsidiary for the El Dorado plant, Union Power Partners, and its related pipeline affiliate, Trans-Union Interstate Pipeline, have signed interconnection and transportation agreements with units of El Paso Energy Corp., Gulf States Pipeline Co. and Tennessee Gas Transmission Co.Panda had asked approval for Trans-Union to build the 42-mile, 30-inch pipeline to connect the power plant with Gulf States in Louisiana and with the Tennessee Gas Transmission line. The hookups will provide the power plant with access to gas basins in the three-state area.When the El Dorado plant begins commercial operation in the spring of 2002, it will require a maximum of 430,000 million Btu per day of gas.
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The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
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