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Oklo Announces DOE Approval for Nuclear Safety Design Agreement of Aurora Powerhouse at Idaho National Lab

LCG, March 17, 2026--Oklo Inc. (Oklo) today announced that it has signed a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) to support the design, construction, and operation of Oklo’s first reactor, the Aurora powerhouse at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) under DOE’s Reactor Pilot Program (RPP). The DOE Idaho Operations Office subsequently approved the Nuclear Safety Design Agreement (NSDA) for the fast-fission power plant, and Oklo immediately requested DOE commence review of its Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis (PDSA).

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SPP's Western Expansion Set for Implementation on April 1

LCG, March 13, 2026--The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) announced yesterday that leaders from the participating organizations voted unanimously to proceed as planned with expanding its regional transmission organization (RTO) services into the Western Interconnection. SPP sees the decision to proceed as planned as a strong signal of confidence as SPP and its partner utilities prepare for this key milestone, which will occur overnight between March 31 and April 1.

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Guilty Plea Submitted in Gas Data Reporting Case

LCG, Dec. 11, 2003--A former El Paso Corp. vice president, Todd Geiger, pleaded guilty today in federal district court in response to charges of false reporting of natural gas trading data to an industry publication.

Geiger's plea covered one count of falsifying data, out of hundreds of falsely reported trades that were alleged in a statement submitted to the court by Assistant U.S. Attorney John Lewis. The data in question was provided to Inside FERC, a publication of Platts, which is owned by McGraw-Hill Cos.

Mr. Lewis said before Judge Nancy Atlas, "We plan to work with Mr. Geiger as we continue our investigation into false reporting to trade journals." Geiger, who is cooperating with investigators, was first indicted last year in the matter of trade data reported in 2001. According to George Murphy, Jr., who represents the 39-year-old Geiger, his client "has documented a number of calls to Inside FERC complaining about fraud and manipulation of the index."
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