News
LCG, June 18, 2025--The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced late today a new pilot program to expedite the testing of advanced nuclear reactor designs under DOE authority outside of the national laboratories. The new pilot program is intended to unlock private funding and provide a fast track to commercial licensing.
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LCG, June 17, 2025--X-energy Reactor Company, LLC (X-energy) announced yesterday that it has received key updates from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regarding the construction permit application for the initial deployment of the Xe-100 advanced reactor at a Texas Gulf Coast site. The NRC published an 18-month review timeline for the project, located in Seadrift, Texas, and will concurrently proceed with its environmental assessment. The NRC cited the completeness and quality of the application, as well as the effectiveness of pre-application engagements for the 18-month timeline.
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Industry News
New Long-term Power Supply Secured by Hydro-Quebec
LCG, Oct. 4, 2002--Hydro-Quebec today announced it had selected a bid from two companies to supply 1,200 megawatts of power over a twenty-year period, starting in 2007.The selections by the utility, worth C$6 billion ($3.76 billion US), will require approval by the Quebec Energy Board, and are due to be followed next year by requests for further supply offers. The agreements would be signed with Groupe Axor Inc. and Calpine Canada Power Corp., which together will operate a gas-fired generating unit in Varennes, close to Montreal.Hydro-Quebec is also prepared to generate power at its Robert-Bourassa LG-2 generator, a baseload unit, and the LG-1 unit, which will be dispatchable. The utility's sales of power are 156 Twh in the current year, and are scheduled to grow to 165 TWh by 2005. "We will need 1.2 to 1.3 terawatt hours more of electricity per year as of 2006," commented Yves Filion, the president of Hyddro-Quebec's distribution unit.
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