Holtec has been selected as a recipient of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Tier 1 “First Mover Team Support” award under the U.S. Government’s Generation III+ Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Pathway to Deployment Program, the company said on Dec. 2.

The American Public Power Association and several other trade associations recently submitted comments with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in support of a revised Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) reliability standard.

Washington State’s Snohomish County PUD recently hosted a Community Partner Coalition luncheon at its headquarters in Everett, Wash., to bring civic leaders together and discuss a wide range of topics including best practices for expanding partnerships through data sharing.

The Imperial Irrigation District in late November announced the launch of a new public information initiative to help the community understand the growing interest from data center developers seeking to locate in the District's service territory.

The Tennessee Valley Authority’s application has been selected for a $400 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to accelerate the deployment of the nation’s first Generation III+ Small Modular Reactor at TVA’s Clinch River nuclear site in East Tennessee, TVA reported on Dec. 2.

Oregon public power utility Eugene Water and Electric Board has signed a new contract with the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) that runs through 2044, securing access to between $2.5 and $3 billion worth of energy.