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X-energy Commences First Irradiation Tests of Advanced TRISO-X Nuclear Fuel at Idaho National Laboratory

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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NextEra Energy and Google Collaborate on Accelerating Nuclear Power Deployment

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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Calpine to Develop 500 Megawatt Louisiana Plant

LCG, Jan. 29, 2001Calpine Corp. said Friday it had acquired from Cogentrix Corp. of North Carolina the development rights for a 500 megawatt merchant power plant to be built near Bogalusa, La.

Construction of the $300 million Washington Parish Energy Center is expected to being "shortly," Calpine said, and commercial operation is penciled in for mid-2002.

Diana Naylor Knox, a senior vice president of Calpine, said "We view Louisiana as a growth market, and this acquisition solidifies Calpine's position in the Louisiana wholesale market as well as the Southeastern Electricity Reliability Council."

Calpine said the plant will use two natural gas combustion turbines in combined cycle with a single steam turbine to produce 490 megawatts of base load power and will have the ability to ramp up to 577 megawatts during periods of peak demand.

Calpine said it will manage all aspects of project development including engineering and design, construction, fuel supply, operations and power marketing. The facility is expected to contribute more than $40 million in property taxes to Washington Parish over the life of the plant.

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