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Global SMR expansion amid market value collapse

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Global SMR expansion and SMR amid market value collapse

SMR activity is expanding continues to expand globally, with the Czech Republic deepening its Rolls-Royce partnership and South Korean cooperation. Korea cooperating on technology. In the UK, Great British Energy is pursuing a £1.08 billion procurement contract, while Michał Sołowow’s SGE plans a £35 billion fleet of 14 BWRX-300 reactors. In the US, the Department of Energy is providing significant funding for deployment and exploring the use of surplus plutonium as fuel through the Surplus Plutonium Utilization Program. NuScale Power, the only US NRC-approved SMR designer, continues to face financial volatility. While fuel. However, the company has met preconditions for commercial deployment, its Q2 2026 revenue plummeted to approximately $0.1 million. The broader SMR market has recently experienced undergone a significant downturn; since major correction. Since October 2025, the collective market value of leading SMR companies has fallen by $30.3 billion. Investment funds have reportedly earned approximately $30.3 billion, with short sellers earning an estimated $2.1 billion by shorting NuScale Power, Nano Nuclear, and Oklo. Experts describe this volatility as billion. This downturn is attributed to a “textbook hype cycle” driven by concerns over long deployment timelines, the early stage of the technology, and a lack of immediate revenue, noting that as many projects are not anticipated expected to produce electricity until the 2030s. Despite this market correction, NuScale Power has seen recent individual Power, the only US NRC-approved SMR designer, faces intense financial volatility. Its stock fluctuations. While has dropped approximately 83% from its 52-week high of $57.42. This decline follows a sharp revenue drop to just $75,000 in Q2 2026, down from $8.1 million the previous year, largely due to the completion of engineering work for a Romanian project without new contracts to replace it. To fund operations, the company aims has filed to meet AI-driven electricity demand through sell up to $750 million in additional stock, though it maintains a $1.9 billion cash reserve. While NuScale pursues a potential 6-GW project with the Tennessee Valley Authority and ENTRA1 Energy, other developers like Oklo are utilizing different models. Oklo, which develops and operates its stock remains subject to mixed analyst sentiment. Recent trading saw NuScale shares rise 7.6% to reach $9.35, even as the wider sector faces own reactors, has secured a valuation collapse. Other market developments include Holtec Nuclear and Standard Nuclear pursuing IPOs commercial agreement with Meta Platforms for a project in Ohio expected to fund their respective programs. be operational by 2030.

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  1. 2026-09-04 19:27 UTC Global SMR expansion amid market value collapse
  2. 2026-08-20 17:08 UTC Global SMR expansion and SMR market value collapse
  3. 2026-08-20 05:11 UTC Global SMR expansion and SMR market value collapse
  4. 2026-08-19 22:12 UTC Global SMR expansion and NuScale financial volatility
  5. 2026-08-17 22:32 UTC Global SMR expansion and NuScale financial volatility
  6. 2026-08-10 21:53 UTC Global SMR expansion and NuScale financial volatility
  7. 2026-07-28 08:54 UTC Global SMR development – NuScale stock slump

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