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Duke Energy Submits Early Site Permit Application to NRC for New Nuclear Reactors in North Carolina

LCG, December 30, 2025--Duke Energy announced today its submission of an early site permit (ESP) application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The site is near the Belews Creek Steam Station in Stokes County, North Carolina. The submittal follows two years of work at the site, and the announcement states that the submittal is part of Duke Energy's strategic, on-going commitment to evaluate new nuclear generation options to reliably meet the growing electricity needs of its customers while reducing costs and risks.

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The NRC Issues Summary of 2025 Successes

LCG, December 29, 2025--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) today issued a summary of its 2025 accomplishments to highlight its commitment to "enabling the safe and secure use of civilian nuclear energy and radioactive materials through efficient and reliable licensing, oversight, and regulation to benefit society and the environment."

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Williams to Spin Off Communications Business

LCG, April 2, 2001The Williams Cos. board of directors on Friday made plans to spin off the company's Williams Communications affiliate, saying the move was a logical step toward boosting value for shareholders.

The Williams board said it would distribute as a stock dividend to the company's shareholders about 400 million shares of the Williams Communications stock it currently owns. The distribution will represent about 95 percent of the parent company's stake.

"Given our revenue growth, our solid financing plan, our fully operational network and our stablecustomer base, this spinoff, is the natural evolution of a business strategy begun in 1998, when were-entered the telecommunications space," Howard Janzen, president and chief executive ofWilliams Communications said in a statement.

Williams Communications has been on a roll, doubling its revenues over the past year and completing a 33,000 mile fiber optic network connecting 125 cities a year ahead of schedule. Among the users of the network are long distance telephone companies, Internet providers, all of the major news and broadcast services and more than 600 television stations.

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