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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
Calpine Adds 205 Billion Feet of Proven Reserves
LCG, July 26, 2000--Independent power producer Calpine Corp. said yesterday it had made three strategic acquisitions that add 205 billion cubic feet equivalent of proven natural gas reserves to the companys natural gas portfolio, nearly doubling its has reserves.The three acquisitions, which bring Calpines proven reserves to 430 billion cubic feet, cost the company about $206 million.Calpines Charles Chambers, vice president for business development, said the acquisitions were in support of the companys objective of reaching 40,000 megawatts of generation on line. "In addition to enhancing our in-depth fuels capabilities, these acquisitions provide Calpine access to three strategic gas markets and strengthen our position as a premier power provider," he said.The first transaction consists of three fields in the Gulf of Mexico and includes 5 drilling locationsenhanced with 3-D seismic, one of which has already been successfully drilled. Current production isaround 17 million cubic feet per day, increasing to 23 million by the end of the year.A second transaction involves the acquisition of a Canadian firm, Calgary-based Quintana Minerals Canada Corp., whose reserves are located in British Columbia, Alberta andSaskatchewan. The assets include interests in 1,300 wells, upside potentialwithin 180,000 net acres of undeveloped lands, and an excellent staff of energy professionals locatedin Calgary. Current production is approximately 38 million cubic feet per day, and will increase to 42 million by the end of the year.In the third transaction, Calpine acquired natural gas assets in the Piceance Basin, Colorado andonshore Gulf Coast from a privately-held Houston, Texas-based company. The assets include 126wells, 79,000 acres of undeveloped lands, and 195 potential drilling locations with historical successrates of over 90 percent. Current production is 10 million cubic feet a day, and that will double by the end of the year.
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