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Oklo Announces DOE Approval for Nuclear Safety Design Agreement of Aurora Powerhouse at Idaho National Lab

LCG, March 17, 2026--Oklo Inc. (Oklo) today announced that it has signed a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) to support the design, construction, and operation of Oklo’s first reactor, the Aurora powerhouse at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) under DOE’s Reactor Pilot Program (RPP). The DOE Idaho Operations Office subsequently approved the Nuclear Safety Design Agreement (NSDA) for the fast-fission power plant, and Oklo immediately requested DOE commence review of its Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis (PDSA).

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SPP's Western Expansion Set for Implementation on April 1

LCG, March 13, 2026--The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) announced yesterday that leaders from the participating organizations voted unanimously to proceed as planned with expanding its regional transmission organization (RTO) services into the Western Interconnection. SPP sees the decision to proceed as planned as a strong signal of confidence as SPP and its partner utilities prepare for this key milestone, which will occur overnight between March 31 and April 1.

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Rafael Abati has been appointed general manager of Sempra Energy Europe Espaa, the new Madrid office of Sempra Energy Inc.'s trading subsidiary. Previously, he was with Madrid-based SKS Energy Trading, which he co-founded in 1998.

Douglas T. Hickey has been appointed a director of Plug Power Inc., a maker of fuel cells. He is chief executive and a director of Critical Path Inc., a provider of business-to-business Internet messaging services for the wireless, Internet-centric, telecommunication and corporate markets.

V. J. Horgan has returned to Dallas as president of TXU Energy Trading, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TXU Corp. She most recently was president of Aquila Merchant EnergyPartners in Kansas City.

Richard WoolworthNorthwest Natural Gas Co. He is chairman and chief executive of The Regence Group, a Western affiliation of health plans in Oregon,Washington, Idaho and Utah.

Changes at Energy East Corp.
Energy East Corp., the former New York State Electric & Gas Co., has announced changes in its management and board resulting from its mergers with CMP Group and CTG Resources.

  • David T. Flanagan, president and chief executive of CMP Group, has been named president and a director of Energy East.

  • David M. Jagger, president and treasurer of Jagger Brothers Inc. and a former CMP director, has joined the Energy East board.

  • Peter J. Moynihan, a former senior vice president and chief investment officer of Unum Corp. and previously a director of CMP, has become an Energy East director.

  • Michael W. Tomasso, vice president of Tomasso Brothers Inc. and a former CTG Resources director, is now a director of Energy East.

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