{
  "id": 801048,
  "title": "U.S. Backs X-Energy Reactor With Up to $2.15 Billion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/u-s-backs-x-energy-reactor-with-up-to-2-15-billion",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-13T19:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/US-Backs-X-Energy-Reactor-With-Up-to-215-Billion.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Washington is putting real money behind advanced nuclear. The US Department of Energy is gearing up to hand X-energy another $1 billion for its planned nuclear project with Dow in Texas, bringing total federal funding available for the project since 2021 to as much as $2.15 billion. That is no longer demonstration-project pocket change. CEO Clay Sell said Thursday that DOE had informed X-energy…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}