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A sizable chunk of the financial backing comes from foreign direct investment, most notably from Japan. Japanese heavy industries—Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Toshiba, IHI—and public and private funds amounting to potentially hundreds of billions of dollars are poised to invest in U.S. nuclear infrastructure. Their involvement covers not only financing but also engineering, procurement, and supply chain integration, thus positioning Japan-based firms as key players in the newly emerging U.S. nuclear ecosystem.