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Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026Section 5 › Proposal

$1,785,000,000 for nuclear energy

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5. Written by .

$1,785,000,000 for nuclear energy

The document says “shallWho acts: Secretary of EnergyHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says

“acquisition, construction, or expansion, $1,785,000,000, to remain available until expended”

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5

The nuclear energy account of the Department of Energy, which pays for civilian nuclear research and development. Of the total, $88,000,000 for program direction expires on September 30, 2027. A separate $96,740,000 is transferred into this account from the naval reactors account for the Advanced Test Reactor.

What the document actually says

“acquisition, construction, or expansion, $1,785,000,000, to remain available until expended”

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5
That sentence, in plain words

Nuclear energy work gets $1,785,000,000. The money has no end date.

What this is about

This is research on power reactors, not weapons. Weapons work sits in a different part of the law. More money comes in from the navy reactor account.

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