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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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$300 Million Allocated For Plants in Bulgaria

LCG, Jan. 17, 2002--Two joint ventures involving Bulgaria's National Electricity Company (NEC) will receive as much as $300 million from the European Bank for Reconstruction to construct and upgrade coal-fired plants.

The projects will be managed by U.S. firms AES Corp. and Entergy Corp.

The project developed with AES Corp. will be a new 670-megawatt plant at Maritsa East One section, and will replace a former unit at the site. The plant is seen as requiring a 980 million euro ($863 million U.S.) investment. The other, a joint venture between the NEC and Entergy, is planned as a 470 milion euro ($414 million U.S.) project to upgrade and operate an 840-megawatt plant at Maritsa East Three section.

Michael Delia, the EBRD's Deputy Directory for Bulgaria, said "EBRD has been mandated to provide financing for both projects. We have been asked to provide between $100 million and $150 million to each of them."

The bank, which will also extend a loan to upgrade and extend Bulgaria's power transmission system, intends to assist the Energy Ministry in privatizing the seven transmission companies in Bulgaria. The ministry wants to sell the companies by year's end. Loans will also aid in modernizing district heating operations over four years.

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