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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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NRG Energy to Buy 2,255 Megawatts of Generation

LCG, July 11, 2001NRG Energy Inc. said yesterday it has agreed to purchase power plants with a total capacity of 2,255 megawatts from Indeck Energy Services, a company specializing in the development of generating stations.

NRG said the portfolio includes combined-cycle and peaking power plants that primarily serve the Chicago energy market. The company expects the acquisition to achieve financial close this month.

"The acquisition of these assets complements NRG's strategy of developing significant generationwith the Chicago-St. Louis-New Orleans corridor," said chief executive David H. Peterson. "This marks a new development in our long relationship with Indeck as they are now providing project development services to NRG."

The assets include the Rockford I and II Energy Centers, located 75 miles west of Chicago inRockford, Ill.; Bourbonnais I and II Energy Centers, located 50 miles south of Chicago; and the IlionEnergy Center, located in central upstate New York, NRG said.

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