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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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William Powers Jr., dean of the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, Texas, has been elected a director of Enron Corp., effective immediately. The company said he will be chairman of a special committee to examine and take any appropriate actions "with respect to transactions between Enron and entities connected to related parties."

James T. Rhodes, a veteran of more than 30 years in the energy industry, has been named to the Duke Energy Corp. board of directors the company. Dr. Rhodes recently retired as chairman, president and chief executive of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations.

Susan M. Stalnecker, vice president for finance and treasurer of DuPont Corp., has been named to the PPL Corp. board of directors.

Chesapeake Utilities Adds Three Directors
Diversified utility Chesapeake Utilities Corp., has announced the appointment of three new members to its board of directors, all effective November 1.

  • Thomas J. Bresnan will be a Class I director with a term running from 2001 to 2003. He is chief executive of Anaheim, Calif.-based of New Horizons Worldwide Inc.

  • J. Peter Martin becomes a Class II director with a term running from 2001 to 2004. He is the retired founder, president and chief executive of Miami, Fla.-based of Atlantic Utilities Corp.

  • Joseph E. Moore Esq. will be a Class III director and serve from 2001 to 2002. He is a partner in the Maryland law firm of Williams, Hammond, Moore, Shockley and Harrison.

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