What was reported
The U.S. Department of Energy is extremely excited about this project and plans to invest nearly $2 billion to support the licensing, construction and demonstration of this first-of-a-kind reactor.Regulator, government, developer and customer statements named in the Project Ledger · U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy statement · Nov 16, 2021 · Open the source ↗
What the evidence supports
That U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, a government body, published the quoted statement. It records "announced" for DOE's stated plan to invest in the Natrium demonstration (licensing, construction, demonstration) under financing only. The amount is recorded as stated (About USD 2bn).
What remains unknown
Announced money is not committed money. Whether the project is fully financed, and whether conditional money has closed or been drawn, unless the quoted passage says so.
Source passages
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U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy statementThe U.S. Department of Energy is extremely excited about this project and plans to invest nearly $2 billion to support the licensing, construction and demonstration of this first-of-a-kind reactor.Regulator, government, developer and customer statements named in the Project Ledger · U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy statement · Nov 16, 2021 · Open the source ↗
Revision history
- Revision 1 · Nov 11, 2026, 21:12 UTC
Natrium Kemmerer Unit 1: DOE's stated plan to invest in the Natrium demonstration (licensing, construction, demonstration) (announced)
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