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Hundreds of 7FA and 7EA gas turbines are racing toward end-of-life. Is your rotor ready? 🔧

On the latest POWER Podcast, we spoke with the team at @mdaturbines to talk rotor life extensions, supply chain realities, and why the time to plan is NOW.

🎧 Listen here: https://t.co/BasDu5if3q

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Check out @Sonalcpatel @POWERMagazine on NGSA’s 2026 Summer Outlook and why unlocking the full potential of U.S. natural gas depends on building more infrastructure.

https://t.co/ZxeISS0ivq

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What does a year of EO 14300 look like at the @NRCgov ?

• First advanced reactor construction permit in decades (TerraPower)
• First commercial TRISO fuel license
• First approval to restart a decommissioned plant (Palisades)
• Fastest license renewal review on record

https://t.co/XxXy4s5ARR

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The @NRCgov typically completes 3-6 rulemakings a year, each taking 5-7 years.

Right now it has 33 active, with a target of finishing many in under 2.

The chairman calls it the most comprehensive redesign of US nuclear regulation in 50 years.

https://t.co/WfEEUTmHHQ

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The blog post states it well: "It’s not flashy. It won’t make headlines on a blue-sky day. But when the next storm rolls in, it could be the difference between a community that stays powered and one that goes dark." Keep up the good work, @Entergy !

[Entergy @Entergy]

In south Louisiana, protecting the power grid means planning for every scenario. 💡

In Lockport, we're building a flood wall around the Valentine substation, the first of five projects like it across the state 💪 https://t.co/EZU8DVj2L9

#WePowerLife | #InfrastructureWeek

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Between 1954 and 1978, the US authorized 133 commercial nuclear reactors.

In the decades since: 2.

Trump's EO 14300 cites that gap as a regulatory failure. One year in, the NRC is rewriting almost everything.

https://t.co/WfEEUTmHHQ

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5/5 Read the full breakdown of what's changed, what's still pending, and what it means for the goal of quadrupling U.S. nuclear capacity to 400 GW by 2050: https://t.co/WfEEUTmHHQ

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1/5 🚨 One year ago, President Trump signed EO 14300, ordering the NRC to overhaul nuclear regulation. The result? Historic firsts, 33 active rulemakings, and what Chairman Nieh calls the biggest redesign in 50 years.

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4/5 The scope is unprecedented. NRC typically completes 3–6 rulemakings per year on 5–7 year timelines. Right now? 33 active rulemakings, with a target to finish many in under two years. A new Office of Advanced Reactors launches next month.

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AI is pushing grid equipment beyond rated temperatures. Capacitor film is the first thing to fail.

As banks run continuously at 125–135°C instead of the 85–105°C conventional films were rated for, capacitance drops, aging accelerates, and maintenance costs climb. Most procurement teams don't see it coming until it's expensive to fix.

NanoPlex high-temperature nanolayer films close the performance gap, enabling drop-in upgrades without redesign.

Read on to learn why the dielectric inside your capacitor is now a front-line reliability decision to keep pace with AI loads.

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Steven Capps lays out a clear picture of where @DukeEnergy 's nuclear fleet is headed — license renewals, uprates, and what comes next. Worth a listen for anyone tracking the future of baseload power. 🎧

[Garrett Poorman @DE_GarrettP]

.@DukeEnergy’s nuclear fleet delivers tremendous value for our customers. License renewals, uprates and the evaluation of new nuclear options are all part of our path forward. Listen to the @POWERmagazine interview with Steven Capps, Chief Nuclear Officer: https://t.co/1V1MXe28Xw

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5/5 "The future" is new nuclear in the Carolinas by 2037 — SMR or gigawatt-scale, still TBD.

Inside @DukeEnergy 's three-horizon playbook and what will gate the build decision: https://t.co/mtunSfPcCl

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1/5 @DukeEnergy 's 11-unit #nuclear fleet posted a 97%+ capacity factor in 2025 — the best in company history.

CNO Stephen Capps suggests that number is the foundation for everything coming next: license renewals, uprates, and new reactors. 🧵

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4/5 The uprate program adds ~300 MW of nuclear capacity at McGuire, Catawba Unit 1, Oconee, and Brunswick.

Capps' framing: "the equivalent of a small modular reactor" — but at a fraction of the capital cost, with the same O&M footprint.

[Experience POWER @Experience_PWR]

🚨 Keynote announced! Dr. Darío Gil, Under Secretary for Science at @ENERGY and Director of the Genesis Mission, headlines #ExperiencePOWER 2026.
Topic: How AI is rewriting the rules of American science and energy.
Register now → https://t.co/ztfITDy6kN
#PowerIndustry #AIEnergy

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Data Center Energy Planning Risks and How to Solve Them

Power constraints, long interconnection queues, and rising costs are reshaping data center energy planning. From site selection challenges to overlooked cost and reliability tradeoffs, even small missteps can delay timelines or impact performance. Industry expert Holt Bradshaw shares where developers are running into challenges and how leading operators are adapting.

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