Nuclear

Independent power producer NRG’s president and chief executive officer Mauricio Gutierrez has departed the company and resigned from its board, leaving Lawrence Coben in the role for the interim.

The Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) and NuScale Power Corporations (NuScale) have terminated their Carbon Free Power Project (CFPP) located at the Idaho National Laboratory.

Uranium mining company Cameco Corporation and Brookfield Renewable Energy have closed on the joint acquisition of nuclear services business Westinghouse Electric Company on November 8, 2023.

Nuclear power plant operator Constellation has completed the $1.75 billion acquisition of its 44% ownership stake in NRG Energy’s South Texas Project Electric Generating Station (STP).

X-Energy Reactor Company (X-energy) has reached the joint decision with publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company Ares Acquisition Corporation (Ares) to drop their previously announced acquisition, effective October 31, 2023.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has approved AB1172 on fusion energy policy as one of the 900 bills that came across his desk this week, all of which require signature or veto by Saturday.

Xcel Energy has continued to make changes at the top, naming a new group president of utilities and chief customer officer.

Texas-based Vistra Corp is issuing both secured and unsecured senior notes to fund part of the $3 billion cash component of the company’s pending Energy Harbor acquisition.

Nuclear power provider Xcel Energy has named Chris Church as its new chief nuclear officer.

X-Energy Reactor Company and the US Department of Defense (DoD) have expanded their agreement to develop a nuclear microreactor prototype for use in remote military locations.