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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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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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