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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
Duke Unit Sells Missouri Merchant Plant to NRG
DD>LCG, March 1, 2001--Duke Energy North America said this morning it has sold its 100-percent interest in a 640 megawatt power plant under construction in east-central Missouri to NRG Energy Inc. for an undisclosed sum.Construction of the natural gas-fueled, simple-cycle peaking plant was begun in May of last year and is scheduled to begin commercial operation by this summer. The parties expect the sale to close by the end of the month, pending regulatory approval.Located in Audrain County, Mo., the Audrain Generating Station is one of six merchant facilities Duke said it will bring on line by this summer. The other facilities are located in Arizona, Illinois, Oklahoma and two in Mississippi that together total approximately 3,400 megawatts.The Audrain facility was designed and is being built by Duke/Fluor Daniel, the company said, while Duke Engineering & Services provided interconnection services.
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