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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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Terry Bassham has been named chief financial officer of El Paso Electric Co., replacing Gary Hedrick, who was named chief executive last week. Bassham most recently was executive vice president and general counsel. He will continue to serve as interim general counsel.Raymond M. Bowen Jr. has been elected executive vice president for finance and treasurer of Enron Corp. He had been chief operating officer of Enron Industrial Markets and from 1998 to 1999, was treasurer of Enron Capital & Trade Resources.John Ellegood a product of the U.S. Nuclear Navy, has been assigned by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as the agency's resident inspector at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Ohio. He replaces Renee Vogt-Lowell who had been the Resident Inspector at Perry since August 1999.Frank Frankowski has been appointed chief financial officer and vice president for finance by Peco Energy Co.. He most recently was controller for Peco.Ira D. Hall, former treasurer of Texaco Inc., has been elected to the board of directors of The Williams Cos., bringing the total number of Williams board members to 15.Clyde T. Turner, chief executive officer of the Mandalay Resorts Group from 1995 to 1998, has been elected to fill a vacant position on the board of Sierra Pacific Resources Corp. parent company for two Nevada utilities. His term begins immediately and he will stand for re-election by the shareholders at the company's annual meeting next spring.Kathleen M. Walters has been named vice president for information technology by Exelon Energy Delivery, the parent company for Peco Energy Co. She moves up from the same position with Peco.Britton White Jr. will retire as executive vice president and general counsel of El Paso Corp. effective December 31, 2001. He will be replaced by Peggy A. Heeg, who has served as senior vice president and deputy general counsel responsible for managing legal activities for many of ElPaso's business units.
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