{"id":474485,"date":"2026-02-17T20:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/474485\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T20:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:40:10","slug":"pipeline-repairs-to-take-up-to-6-weeks-as-potomac-river-sewage-spill-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/474485\/","title":{"rendered":"Pipeline repairs to take up to 6 weeks as Potomac River sewage spill continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>]]><br \/>\n*:not(.wp-block-quote):not(.alignwide):not(.alignfull.wp-block-cover.has-parallax):not(.td-a-ad){margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.tdb_single_content a{pointer-events:auto}.tdb_single_content .td-spot-id-top_ad .tdc-placeholder-title:before{content:&#8217;Article Top Ad&#8217;!important}.tdb_single_content .td-spot-id-inline_ad0 .tdc-placeholder-title:before{content:&#8217;Article Inline Ad 1&#8242;!important}.tdb_single_content .td-spot-id-inline_ad1 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More than 240 million gallons have flowed into the river in the weeks since a pipe collapsed Jan. 19, with containment efforts involving a bypass system and other measures. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local\/crews-make-progress-in-controlling-sewage-spill-but-timeline-remains-4-6-weeks\/4061635\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBC4News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>Rockville nuclear firm wins federal license to produce fuel for flagship small reactors<\/p>\n<p>X-energy Reactor Co., a Rockville nuclear firm, has won a first-of-its-kind federal license to make fuel for its flagship small modular reactors at its facility in Tennessee. 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