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LCG, April 23, 2026--TerraPower announced today the official start of construction on its Kemmerer Unit 1 nuclear power plant, which could be the first utility-scale advanced nuclear power plant in the United States. In early March, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced that it had authorized the staff to issue a construction permit for Unit 1 commercial nuclear power plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
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LCG, April 22, 2026--The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) yesterday announced two new, 20-year agreements for a 225 MW/900 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in East Tennessee and for a 200 MW/800 MWh BESS project in northern Alabama. Both projects are planned to commence commercial operations in 2029.
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Industry News
FutureGen Project Receives Positive Decision
LCG, July 16, 2009--The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Tuesday issued a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Record of Decision for the FutureGen coal gasification project to continue with financial assistance for the current phase of the project.
The 275-MW, electric generation project design incorporates coal gasification technology to convert coal into syngas that can be burned in a combined cycle facility. The design also calls for carbon capture and sequestration, with a goal of capturing 90 percent of the carbon emissions by the third year of operations. The carbon emissions will be injected into a deep saline geologic formation.
The project, which would be built in Illinois, is designed to demonstrate at a commercial scale how coal can be used for power generation without significant greenhouse gas emissions.
The Record of Decision is "based on careful consideration of the proposed project?s potential environmental impacts, as well as the program goals and objectives." With the decision, the FutureGen Alliance can proceed with site-specific activities for the project.
The DOE stated that, over the next eight to 10 months, the Alliance will complete a preliminary design, refine its cost estimate, develop a funding plan, expand the sponsorship group, and, if needed, conduct additional subsurface characterization. Once these activities are completed, the DOE and the Alliance will decide whether to continue the project through construction and operation.
The cost to complete the near-term activities is approximately $17.5 million. The estimated total cost of the project is $2.4 billion. According to the DOE, it anticipated contributing $1.073 billion to the project, plus $1 billion from Recovery Act funds for carbon capture and sequestration research. The Alliance's total anticipated financial contribution is $400 million to $600 million, based on a goal of 20 members each contributing $20 million to $30 million over a four to six year period.
FutureGen members now include Anglo American, BHP Billiton, China Huaneng Group, Consol Energy, E.ON AG's US unit, Foundation Coal Holdings Inc, Peabody Energy Corp and Rio Tinto.
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