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title: "U.S. Department of Energy US$17.5B American Nuclear Supply Chain Loans program United States; accelerate reactor deployment; boost investment across supply chain"
sdDatePublished: "2026-08-12T11:21:00Z"
source: "https://www.whitecase.com/news/media/sp-global-energy-us-loans-long-lead-nuclear-components-seen-boosting-us-south-korean"
topics:
  - name: "nuclear power"
    identifier: "medtop:20000265"
  - name: "energy industry"
    identifier: "medtop:20000261"
  - name: "international trade"
    identifier: "medtop:20000373"
  - name: "law"
    identifier: "medtop:20000121"
locations:
  - "United States"
  - "South Korea"
---


U.S. Department of Energy US$17.5B American Nuclear Supply Chain Loans program United States; accelerate reactor deployment; boost investment across supply chain

S&P Global Energy | US loans for long-lead nuclear components seen boosting US, South Korean supply chain

S&P Global Energy | US loans for long-lead nuclear components seen boosting US, South Korean supply chain

In an article for S&P Global Energy, White & Case partner Christina England-Livengood discusses the US Department of Energy's US$17.5 billion American Nuclear Supply Chain Loans program.

The article examines how the loan guarantees for long-lead nuclear components could reduce project risk, accelerate reactor deployment and spur investment across the domestic and global nuclear supply chain.

Christina notes that the program "sends a strong signal to the market that this is a good time to expand to the US," and could "unlock more investor confidence" throughout the nuclear supply chain.

Read the full article here .

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