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The agency says its revision of the OOOOb/c standards would cut costs by $45 billion and free up 210 million barrels of oil and 1.41 trillion cubic feet of gas.

Energy & Industrial News, Intelligence & Industry Insights · 3d

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The Bureau of Land Management is taking public input on 104 oil and gas parcels covering 123,166 acres, with comments open until November 27, 2026.

By Global Energy Report · 4d

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The Energy Department's financing office says the loans will add more than 2.6 GW of generation capacity and save customers over $1 billion.

US DOE · 4d

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The Energy Department's Office of Energy Dominance Financing has issued a conditional loan commitment for uprates at eight Constellation sites in three states.

By Global Energy Report · 5d

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Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh has agreed that the regulator can grant consent for Jackdaw, while the Chancellor sets up a fund seeded with £2 billion.

UK Government · 9d

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At FERC's reliability conference, PJM said about 3,900 MW of large loads switched to backup generation on July 22 and called for enforceable ride-through standards.

FERC · 10d

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The trade body for UK clean power took no position on the Jackdaw decision but said global gas pricing means only homegrown clean power can ease price swings.

Energy-pedia news summary · 11d

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The Energy Department opened bidding to borrow ultra-low sulfur distillate from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve, with bids due October 27, 2026.

US DOE · 11d

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Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh has agreed that the regulator can grant consent for Jackdaw, which the government expects to lift UK gas output by about 6% at peak.

By Global Energy Report · 11d

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The Energy Department announced about $967 million more for its Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grant program on October 20, 2026.

US DOE · 12d

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The Energy Department's financing office would back uprates and modernization at three Vistra plants in Pennsylvania and Ohio, adding 433 MW.

Energy & Industrial News, Intelligence & Industry Insights · 13d

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The Energy Department will put Defense Production Act Title III money toward pre-construction and permitting for a 125-mile gas pipeline from Pennsylvania to New York.

US DOE · 13d

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The comment period has closed on FERC's environmental assessment of a 3-mile, 48-inch gas line linking Southeast Texas to Southwest Louisiana.

FERC · 13d

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The Energy Department says reconductoring and dynamic line rating on existing lines would add an estimated 290 MW of transmission capacity on Appalachian Power's Virginia system.

US DOE · 16d

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The EPA wants larger refiners to absorb 100% of the 1.76 billion RINs waived for 29 small refineries, with comments due December 4, 2026.

Energy & Industrial News, Intelligence & Industry Insights · 17d

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The Bureau of Land Management will offer 43 oil and gas parcels in Utah online on Dec. 17, 2026, with a protest period open until Nov. 16.

By Global Energy Report · 17d

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The Energy Department approved loans of up to 2 million barrels each to ExxonMobil and BP America after weather disruptions in the Gulf of America.

Energy & Industrial News, Intelligence & Industry Insights · 19d

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright ordered PJM to run specified units and tap backup generation as a last resort ahead of EEA 3, effective October 13 to 16.

US DOE · 20d

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DOE filed a formal statement backing FERC's push for PJM to make large electricity users pay for new power generation and infrastructure.

US DOE · 23d

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Oil, gas and geothermal lease sales on federal land generated $372.1 million and $25.8 million in the third quarter of 2026.

By Global Energy Report · 24d

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The Energy Department will finance nuclear uprates at Vistra plants in Pennsylvania and Ohio, adding 433 megawatts of capacity across the PJM grid region.

US DOE · 27d

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Stark leaves his post as head of the UK's Mission Control for Clean Power just over two years after Ed Miliband appointed him.

Energy-pedia news summary · 28d

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FERC approved PJM's Reliability Backstop Procurement on Sept. 29 but suspended it for five months, setting an effective date of Feb. 28, 2027.

FERC · 32d

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The Department of Energy opened a bidding round to exchange up to 40 million barrels of Strategic Petroleum Reserve crude, with bids due October 6, 2026.

By Global Energy Report · 33d

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The Bureau of Land Management is taking input on 15 parcels covering 4,054 acres proposed for a February 2027 oil and gas sale in New Mexico and Oklahoma.

By Global Energy Report · 33d

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The Bureau of Land Management will auction 172 parcels covering about 249,573 acres of Wyoming public land on December 9, 2026.

BLM · 34d

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved NextDecade's request to increase capacity at Rio Grande LNG in the Port of Brownsville, Texas.

FERC · 34d

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Dietrich, a 13-year Macquarie Group veteran, fills the PJM board seat David Mills left when he became president and CEO.

PJM Inside Lines · 38d

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The Department of Energy selected CenterPoint Energy for a $50 million grant to upgrade substation technology on the Greater Houston grid.

All Energy · 38d

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The Energy Department's SPARK initiative would fund 31 projects to add more than 23 gigawatts of grid capacity without building new transmission lines.

US DOE · 38d

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The Bureau of Land Management leased 35 Utah parcels for $4.49 million, the sale held under a new rule setting the federal onshore royalty at 12.5%.

By Global Energy Report · 40d

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The Department of Energy delivered FLiBE salt to Natura Resources on Sept. 18 for the MSR-1 reactor at Abilene Christian University.

All Energy · 44d

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The BLM will offer 30 oil and gas parcels in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas on Nov. 18, with a protest period open through Oct. 19.

BLM · 44d

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The Department of Energy ordered PJM to dispatch backup power across the Mid-Atlantic through September 18, citing hot weather and planned transmission outages.

US DOE · 45d

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The Bureau of Land Management opened a 30-day scoping period for 54 parcels covering 58,601 acres that could be leased for drilling in March 2027.

By Global Energy Report · 46d

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is seeking a three-year extension of its FERC-555 records rule, with no changes to what companies must keep.

By Global Energy Report · 46d

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The department behind the UK's nuclear reactor design review says it has cleared every outstanding application and has none pending.

UK Government · 48d

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An emergency order keeps TransAlta's Centralia coal unit online through December after a planned 2025 shutdown, citing Pacific Northwest grid reliability risks.

US DOE · 51d

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Two quarterly federal oil and gas lease sales in Wyoming and Colorado brought in $87.3 million combined, under a newly lowered royalty rate.

BLM · 52d

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The Bureau of Land Management is taking public comment through Oct. 9 on about 66,221 acres proposed for a Colorado lease sale in March 2027.

BLM · 53d

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The explorer reached total depth at the Otway Basin well with gas readings across a 60-metre section of the Waarre C reservoir.

Energy-pedia news summary · 53d

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The Department of Energy will lend NextEra Energy up to $1.9 billion to restart Iowa's only nuclear plant, adding 615 megawatts of baseload power.

By Global Energy Report · 54d

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The loan finances the restart of Iowa's only nuclear plant, expected to add 615 megawatts of baseload power once regulators approve it.

By Global Energy Report · 54d

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The agency added a week to public comment on Alyeska's 30-year right-of-way renewal request for the 800-mile pipeline, pushing the deadline to Sept. 17.

BLM · 54d

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The Department of Energy authorized Duke Energy to dispatch extra generation in the Carolinas through September 8 as hot weather raises blackout risk.

US DOE · 59d

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The emergency order lets PJM Interconnection call on backup generators to prevent blackouts in the Mid-Atlantic through September 8, 2026.

US DOE · 61d

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An emergency order keeps Stanton Energy Center's Unit 1 running in Orlando, Florida, through November 30, reversing a planned June shutdown.

US DOE · 61d

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The expansion adds four trains and 27 million tonnes a year of capacity, with a FERC permit decision expected by July 2028.

FERC · 62d

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Sempra's Port Arthur LNG unit has begun federal permitting for a proposed North expansion in Jefferson County, Texas.

Energy & Industrial News, Intelligence & Industry Insights · 65d

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The Bureau of Land Management opened a 15-day scoping period on Alyeska Pipeline's bid to renew the pipeline's right-of-way for 30 more years.

BLM · 67d

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A three-judge panel rejected challenges to the CP2 LNG terminal and its 91-mile pipeline, upholding FERC's 2025 approval in Louisiana.

FERC · 68d

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The Bureau of Land Management is taking public comment on three Nevada parcels covering 5,230 acres eyed for a March 2027 lease sale.

By Global Energy Report · 68d

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The EPA's proposal to push back a September 1 compliance deadline and rule on refinery exemptions drove ethanol credit prices to a four-month low.

Energy & Industrial News, Intelligence & Industry Insights · 69d

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A new agreement directs capital from the SBA's $58 billion investment program into energy production, nuclear power and grid technology.

All Energy · 69d

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The agency is taking public input through September 21, 2026, on 43 parcels covering 74,550 acres proposed for a December 2026 sale.

By Global Energy Report · 72d

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An emergency order keeps two units at the Eddystone plant in Pennsylvania online through November 20, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said.

US DOE · 72d

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The Bureau of Land Management sold 25 parcels covering 20,334 acres in a quarterly auction, its latest sale since a new law cut the federal royalty rate.

BLM · 73d

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The upstream arm of Indonesia's state energy company plans about 1,000 wells a year as it leans on new technology to grow production.

Drilling Contractor · 73d

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright invoked Federal Power Act emergency authority to let PJM run Wagner Unit 4 past its limit through November 17, 2026.

US DOE · 74d

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The Philippines Department of Energy picked Metatek Group through a competitive tender for the country's first modern airborne geoscience survey.

Energy-pedia news summary · 77d

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An emergency order keeps the 1,420-megawatt J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan running through November 14 amid MISO reliability warnings.

US DOE and NERC (North American Electric Reliability Corporation) · 79d

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright halted three transmission corridors selected in December 2024, citing stakeholder and cost concerns.

Department of Energy · 79d

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The Energy Department revised operating rules for its national laboratories on August 13, aiming to cut duplication and free up time for core science work.

US DOE · 80d

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The extra funding brings total DOE backing for the Xe-100 reactor project at Dow's Seadrift, Texas plant to up to $2.15 billion since 2021.

By Global Energy Report · 80d

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright killed the Lake Erie-Canada, Southwestern Grid Connector and Tribal Energy Access corridors first proposed in December 2024.

US DOE · 81d

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FERC's July 26 order requires PJM market participants to hold $2 million in tangible net worth or offer collateral, a letter of credit or a guaranty.

FERC · 81d

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The agency wants input on 126,445 acres of proposed parcels before finalizing a December 2026 sale, with comments due September 11.

By Global Energy Report · 81d

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The renewed Section 202(c) orders keep PREPA's emergency generation and vegetation management authority in place through November 7, 2026.

US DOE · 83d

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EPA Region 10 has proposed reissuing the discharge permit for oil and gas exploration in Cook Inlet's federal waters; comment is open through Sept. 21.

Federalregister · 86d

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AREG has invited new UK Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh to meet Northeast Scotland's energy companies and discuss the energy transition.

Energy-pedia news summary · 86d

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The agency would restore lease WYW179793 in Converse County at a higher rental and royalty, with a new stipulation to protect two historic trails.

By Global Energy Report · 87d

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Lummus acquired IP assets and staff from Shell's Environmental Catalysts and Systems unit, adding emissions-control technology to its platform.

PR Newswire · 87d

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BLM proposes reinstating lease WYW179793 in Converse County, Wyoming, at a higher rental and royalty rate.

Federalregister · 87d

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The Bureau of Land Management will take sealed bids on two Idaho timber sales opening Aug. 10, covering nearly 600 acres of public land.

BLM · 88d

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Ofgem will lead new baseline cyber resilience requirements for gas and electricity licensees, after a government consultation drew 49 responses.

UK Government · 88d

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The company has asked FERC to begin pre-filing review of a four-train export terminal on the Texas Gulf Coast, with a formal application due in early 2027.

By Global Energy Report · 88d

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The 4,054-acre scoping period, open through Sept. 4, 2026, could feed a February 2027 lease sale across three BLM field offices.

BLM · 88d

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The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Dominance Financing backed a Pattern Energy subsidiary to fund grid batteries and a future gas plant on the island.

US DOE · 88d

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright's order lets Guam Power Authority run specified generation units from August 6 through November 4, 2026.

US DOE · 88d

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PJM filed a plan with federal regulators to buy new power supply and close a 6,831 MW shortfall from its 2028/2029 capacity auction.

PJM Inside Lines · 93d

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The Energy Department will redevelop its Paducah Site into an AI data center campus backed by $100 billion in private investment.

US DOE · 95d

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Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Idaho signed agreements with DOE to keep pursuing Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses worth up to $50 billion.

US DOE · 96d

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The order lets Southwest Power Pool call on backup generators to keep 17 states powered through August 3.

US DOE · 98d

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Miatta Fahnbulleh visits Aberdeen as industry and unions push her to approve the Rosebank and Jackdaw North Sea developments.

Energy-pedia news summary · 101d

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The Energy Department opened a funding call for research that squeezes more value from existing oil and gas infrastructure, with applications due September 22.

US DOE · 101d

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Miatta Fahnbulleh, who replaced Ed Miliband, said she will honor existing North Sea licenses but issue no new ones as unions press for talks.

Energy-pedia news summary · 102d

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New prime minister Andy Burnham replaced Ed Miliband as energy secretary with first-term MP Miatta Fahnbulleh in his first cabinet reshuffle.

Energy-pedia news summary · 103d

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DOE told the grid operator to dispatch extra units and, if needed, call on backup generators as hot weather strains the region's power supply.

US DOE · 103d

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State filings describe a four-building, 756,240-square-foot AWS project in Wharton County that could become the largest data center campus in Texas.

Energy & Industrial News, Intelligence & Industry Insights · 104d

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The Bureau of Land Management will auction 35 parcels covering 34,596 acres in Utah, with a public protest window open through August 22, 2026.

BLM · 104d

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The agency is weighing whether to put 2,508 acres of previously forfeited leases up for a January 2027 sale.

BLM · 107d

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BLM opened a 30-day scoping period on seven forfeited oil and gas leases covering 2,508 acres in Wyoming, ahead of a proposed January 2027 sale.

BLM and Bureau of Land Management - What We Manage · 107d

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The Bureau of Land Management sold 389 parcels on 355,456 acres from April through June, with most of the revenue coming from New Mexico.

BLM · 108d

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The Bureau of Land Management leased 63 parcels for $130,207,102.

By Global Energy Report · 109d

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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch wants assurance a court ruling on climate change will not weaken North Sea oil and gas support.

Energy-pedia news summary · 110d

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The Bureau of Land Management will offer 120 parcels in Wyoming on September 15, with a public protest period running through August 9.

BLM · 114d

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Georgina Energy has cleared its Hussar drill site in Western Australia, setting up a rig move toward a targeted September 2026 spud.

Drilling Contractor · 116d

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The Bureau of Land Management will offer 29 parcels covering 14,095 acres in Colorado on September 8, after a 30-day protest window.

BLM · 116d

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The Energy Department says the financing covers about 100 projects and will save more than a million Texas customers roughly $685 million over 30 years.

By Global Energy Report · 116d

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The agency is taking public input on 284 parcels covering 378,305 acres ahead of a December sale, with comments due by Aug. 5.

BLM · 118d

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Aalo Atomics' Aalo-X reactor hit zero-power criticality at Idaho National Lab, the fourth reactor under a DOE program that aimed for three.

US DOE · 118d