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X-energy Commences First Irradiation Tests of Advanced TRISO-X Nuclear Fuel at Idaho National Laboratory

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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NextEra Energy and Google Collaborate on Accelerating Nuclear Power Deployment

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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Beverly J. Burke has been appointed vice president and general counsel of WGL Holdings Inc., effective July 1. She will replace John K. Keane, Jr., who has announced that he will retire from the company effective December 31. WGL Holdings is parent company for Washington Gas Light Co., the local natural gas utility serving the nation's capital.

Moray Dewhurst has been elected chief financial officer of FPL Group Inc. and will assume his new position in mid-July. He most recently was a senior partner and director of Dean & Co., a management consulting and investment firm that he co-founded in 1993.

John Reese has been promoted to vice president for government relations by Orion Power Holdings Inc. Since joining the company last year, he has served as director of government relations for New York, working on regulatory, legislative and wholesale market issues.

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