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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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Covanta Energy Plans to Develop Energy-from-Waste Plant in Wales

LCG, January 30, 2009--Covanta Energy announced that it plans to construct a 70-MW power plant in Merthyr, Wales that will used waste as fuel. The target date for operations to begin is 2014.

The project, Brig y Cwm, will consume approximately 825,000 tons of waste per year. The estimated cost of the plant is approximately $570 million, and the project will be financed, built, owned and operated by Covanta Energy.

Covanta Energy is expanding its investments in biomass projects across the United States. In December 2008, Covanta announced that it had completed its acquisition of two biomass energy facilities in Maine. The two facilities, located in West Enfield and Jonesboro, have a combined capacity of 49 MW.
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