President Trump said he and South Korea’s president agreed to launch $200bn of new US investment under last year’s $350bn Korea strategic trade and investment pact. The package includes a $120bn US nuclear build of eight large reactors (six Westinghouse AP1000 and two Korean APR-1400); a $50bn Alaska LNG development and new US gas infrastructure to be built by American workers; and a $22bn, 6.4GW gas-fired power plant in Texas.

2026-10-01

President Trump said he and South Korea’s president agreed to launch $200bn of new US investment under last year’s $350bn Korea strategic trade and investment pact. The package includes a $120bn US nuclear build of eight large reactors (six Westinghouse AP1000 and two Korean APR-1400); a $50bn Alaska LNG development and new US gas infrastructure to be built by American workers; and a $22bn, 6.4GW gas-fired power plant in Texas.