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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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Edward M. Gleason, vice president, treasurer and corporate secretary of Alliant Energy, will retire on March 31. Gleason started with Wisconsin Power and Light Company in 1977 as assistant treasurer, and moved into his present posts following the 1998 merger with Alliant Energy. Thomas L. Hanson has been promoted to vice president and treasurer, effective following Gleason's retirement. F.J. (Jack) Buri has been named corporate secretary, also effective April 1.Roy Lewis Eiguren has been nominated to the board of directors of Avista Corp. Eiguren is a senior partner at the law firm of Givens Pursley LLP, and will stand for election at the company's annual meeting in May. Eiguren worked as Special Assistant to the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration, U.S. Department of Energy before entering private law practice in 1984. George E. Wardeberg has announced his retirement as vice chairman of Wisconsin Energy Corp. in April 2002. Prior to WEC's acquisition of WICOR, Inc., in 2000, Wardeberg was chairman and chief executive officer of the latter company. Wardeberg will continue to serve on WEC's board of directors. Carla D. Brockman has been appointed assistant corporate secretary by the board of directors of OGE Energy Corp. Brockman, who has been with the company since 1980, served as client manager in the strategic planning department beginning in 1998.
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UPLAN-NPM
The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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UPLAN-ACE
Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
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UPLAN-G
The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
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PLATO
Database of Plants, Loads, Assets, Transmission...
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