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DOE Announces New Path to Test Advanced Nuclear Reactors

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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X-energy Announces Receipt from NRC of Schedule for Xe-100 Construction Permit Application

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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Entergy Agrees to Hookup for Huge Panda Powerhouse

LCG, Aug. 9, 2000--Panda Energy International said on Tuesday that its Union Power Partners affiliate, developer of a 2,720 megawatt power plant in El Dorado, Ark., had signed an agreement with Entergy Arkansas Inc. for hooking the huge merchant facility up to the grid.

Panda said the agreement is "another major milestone" in the successful development of what will be the largest 100 percent merchant power plant ever built in the United States.

As part of its agreement, Panda will contribute several million dollars worth of new transmissionsystem equipment to Entergy to allow its bulk system to accommodate a facility of El Dorado's sizeand scope.

Garry Hubbard, Pandas senior vice president for merchant plant development, said the agreementallows the facility to interconnect with Entergy's bulk transmission system which will enable sales ofelectricity and ancillary services to wholesale power customers.

Site preparation for the big power plant is complete, Panda said, and construction will begin this fall. First phase operations are scheduled to begin in the spring of 2002.

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