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NuScale Power Achieves Standard Design Approval from NRC for 77 MW SMR

LCG, May 30, 2025--NuScale Power Corporation (NuScale), a leading provider of advanced small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear technology, yesterday announced that it has received design approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for its uprated 77 MW power modules. NuScale states that it remains the only SMR technology company with design approval from the NRC, and the company remains on track for deployment by 2030, with 50- and 77-MW SMR options.

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EIA Presents Analysis of California's Solar and Wind Power Curtailment Challenges

LCG, May 29, 2025--The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released an analysis yesterday showing that the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the grid operator for most of the state, is increasing its curtailment of the rapidly growing solar- and wind-powered generation facilities in order to balance electricity supply and demand, which is necessary to maintain a stable electric system.

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Williams to Spin Off Communications Business

LCG, April 2, 2001The Williams Cos. board of directors on Friday made plans to spin off the company's Williams Communications affiliate, saying the move was a logical step toward boosting value for shareholders.

The Williams board said it would distribute as a stock dividend to the company's shareholders about 400 million shares of the Williams Communications stock it currently owns. The distribution will represent about 95 percent of the parent company's stake.

"Given our revenue growth, our solid financing plan, our fully operational network and our stablecustomer base, this spinoff, is the natural evolution of a business strategy begun in 1998, when were-entered the telecommunications space," Howard Janzen, president and chief executive ofWilliams Communications said in a statement.

Williams Communications has been on a roll, doubling its revenues over the past year and completing a 33,000 mile fiber optic network connecting 125 cities a year ahead of schedule. Among the users of the network are long distance telephone companies, Internet providers, all of the major news and broadcast services and more than 600 television stations.

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