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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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Industry News
APS Issues RFP for Over 1,000 MW of Long-Term Power Supplies
LCG, June 1, 2005--Arizona Public Service Company (APS) announced yesterday a Request for Proposal (RFP) for at least 1,000 MW of long-term energy resources for delivery beginning between June 2007 and June 2008. APS is forecasting customer growth of almost four percent per year and projects a need for an additional electric generating capacity in 2007 of about 1,300 MW.APS, Arizona's largest electric utility, is requesting summer capacity for a period of not less than five years and a minimum capacity of 25 MW. A bidder's conference for interested parties will be held June 15, and responses to the RFP are due July 18, 2005. APS is the largest subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corp., and APS affiliates will not participate in the RFP.APS also recently issued an RFP for renewable energy supplies totaling at least 100 MW and at least 250,000 MWh per year for a period of not less than five years with deliveries beginning in 2006.
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The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
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The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
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