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LCG, November 19, 2025--Oklo Inc. and Siemens Energy announced today that the parties have signed a binding contract for the design and delivery of the power conversion system for Oklo’s Aurora-INL (Idaho National Laboratory) nuclear small modular reactor (SMR). The agreement authorizes Siemens Energy to begin engineering and design work to expedite procurement of long-lead components and to initiate the manufacturing process for the power conversion system. Oklo’s expertise in advanced fission technology will be combined with Siemens Energy’s extensive industry experience with steam turbine and generator systems, with the ultimate goal of generating carbon-free, reliable electricity.
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LCG, November 19, 2025--NERC yesterday released its 2025–2026 Winter Reliability Assessment (WRA), which concludes "much of North America is again at an elevated risk of having insufficient energy supplies to meet demand in extreme operating conditions." The WRA does state that resources are adequate for normal winter peak demand, but extended, wide-area cold snaps will be challenging.
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Industry News
Auction Plans Take Shape for Vermont Yankee
LCG, March 27, 2001Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. said yesterday it is moving forward on the planned auction of its 540 megawatt nuclear power plant in Vernon, Vt., and has retained New York investment bank J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. as financial adviser.Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power had originally agreed to sell the facility to Amergen Energy Co. for $50 million, but when other nuclear power plants in the Northeast were sold at prices exceeding $1 billion, the Vermont Public Service Board rejected that deal and said to hold an auction.Since then, other companies have expressed an interest in Vermont Yankee, including units of Entergy Corp., Dominion Resources Inc. and Constellation Energy Croup Inc. Amergen, a joint venture between Exelon Corp. and British Energy Plc, is still looking at the plant as well.Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power said it expects a successful auction. "We have seen significant interest recently from potential auction bidders for the plant," chief executive Ross Barkhurst said.Vermont Yankee generated about 80 percent of the power consumed in Vermont.
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