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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
LCG Releases California Electricity Market 10-Year Forecast
LCG, October 19, 2015-LCG's 10-year California Electricity Market forecast suggests that the mandated, large-scale deployment of renewables will impact the state’s electricity supply and prices during peak hours.
The report, to be released October 26, 2015, predicts supply and demand, renewable energy production, transmission congestion and electricity price trends.
LCG conducted this extensive study of the California market through 2025 using its UPLAN Network Power market Model. UPLAN simulates the hourly operation of California System and provides electricity prices at customer locations and electricity trading hubs throughout California.
The study includes detailed forecasts of load, fuel prices, thermal, renewable and hydro generation, generation expansion and retirement. This analysis takes into consideration the state's 2020 Renewable Portfolio Standard target, reserve margin and ramping requirements, as well as other operational constrains set by California CAISO.
Please contact LCG at info@energyonline.com for more information.
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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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