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NuScale Power Achieves Standard Design Approval from NRC for 77 MW SMR

LCG, May 30, 2025--NuScale Power Corporation (NuScale), a leading provider of advanced small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear technology, yesterday announced that it has received design approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for its uprated 77 MW power modules. NuScale states that it remains the only SMR technology company with design approval from the NRC, and the company remains on track for deployment by 2030, with 50- and 77-MW SMR options.

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EIA Presents Analysis of California's Solar and Wind Power Curtailment Challenges

LCG, May 29, 2025--The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released an analysis yesterday showing that the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the grid operator for most of the state, is increasing its curtailment of the rapidly growing solar- and wind-powered generation facilities in order to balance electricity supply and demand, which is necessary to maintain a stable electric system.

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Richard K. Gordon has been elected a director of natural gas distributor Atmos Energy Corp. He is vice chairman for investment banking with Merrill Lynch & Co.

Richard K. McGee was named president and chief executive of the Duke Energy International unit of Duke Energy Corp., replacing Bruce A. Williamson. McGee joined Duke Energy in 1999 as vice president and general counsel of Duke Energy Services.

Michael S. Peck has been assigned by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as resident inspector at the Richland, Wash. nuclear power plant operated by the Washington Public Power Supply System. He makes the move from the nearby Hanford facility of the Department of Energy.

Carlos Saladrigas has been elected a director of Progress Energy Inc. effective September 1. He is chief executive of ADP TotalSource and chairman of Premier American Bank in Miami, Fla.

Bruce A. Williamson has been named president and chief executive of the newly created Duke Energy Global Markets unit of Duke Energy Corp., with responsibility for all Duke Energy business units with global commodities and international business positions. He has been president and chief executive officer of Duke Energy International since 1998.

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