News
LCG, May 30, 2025--NuScale Power Corporation (NuScale), a leading provider of advanced small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear technology, yesterday announced that it has received design approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for its uprated 77 MW power modules. NuScale states that it remains the only SMR technology company with design approval from the NRC, and the company remains on track for deployment by 2030, with 50- and 77-MW SMR options.
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LCG, May 29, 2025--The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released an analysis yesterday showing that the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the grid operator for most of the state, is increasing its curtailment of the rapidly growing solar- and wind-powered generation facilities in order to balance electricity supply and demand, which is necessary to maintain a stable electric system.
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Industry News
Entergy to Replace Arkansas Nuclear Generators and Reactor Parts
LCG, August 13, 2002-Entergy Corporation announced intentions to upgrade its Arkansas Nuclear Unit 1 in 2005.The company has found boric acid-related corrosion, which resulted in cracked control nozzles in the Arkansas reactor vessel, as was found in the David-Besse nuclear plant earlier this year.Unit 1, which is contracted for operation until 2034, will have both steam generators and the steel reactor lid replaced three years from now, at a cost of roughly $235 million.Arkansas Unit 1 has 836 MW capacity and began operations in 1974.
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