The Trump administration announces up to $17.5 billion in conditional loans from the U.S. Department of Energy to help accelerate the development of 10 large-scale nuclear reactors. The funding is aimed at supporting rising electricity demand tied in part to the growth of large data centers, according to multiple outlets. The Department of Energy plans to issue the loans through a structure that supports reactor development across multiple projects rather than a single site. One report says the money will back five projects, with each project designed to host two reactors, for a total of 10 units. Another outlet describes the effort as loans intended to speed up the overall process of building new nuclear power plants. The outlets also note that the loans are conditional, meaning they depend on meeting requirements tied to the projects that receive financing. Overall, the announcements focus on using federal credit support to reduce financial and construction timeline hurdles for new reactor deployments.