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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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330 MW Plant To Be Built in New Jersey

LCG, Jan. 21, 2002--An affiliate of Consolidated Edison Development has contracted with Jones Lockwood Greene for engineering, procurement and construction services related to a 330-megawatt plant to be sited in Lakewood Township, New Jersey.

The plant, Ocean Peaking Power, will be a neighbor to Consolidated Edison Development's Lakewood Cogeneration facility. The facility will be developed using GE Frame 7FA gas turbine generators, and simple-cycle technology. The planned configuration is to include two generator sets, with the possibility of a third.

The project is worth $40 million, with a planned completion date of December 2002. Con Edison Development is a wholly owned subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc., and is a New York City-based company that invests in energy infrastructure development projects.
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