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Millionaire Maker or Market Hype? The Honest Truth About NuScale Power.

NuScale Power has advantages over other nuclear energy companies. But can it deliver on expectations?

Millionaire Maker or Market Hype? The Honest Truth About NuScale Power.

Published July 7, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

NuScale Power (NYSE: SMR) has had its fair share of market hype.

As a nuclear company with a cutting-edge technolgy -- small modular reactors, or SMRs -- that could help meet the world's rapidly growing electricity demand, NuScale stock has been swept up in the same frenzy as other AI-driven energy plays.

Details

Like other nuclear companies, however, the artificial intelligence narrative could push the stock only so far, which, for NuScale, was a market valuation of about $20 billion seen in mid-October 2025. The stock has, since then, plummeted over 75%, and it now carries a market cap of roughly $3.6 billion.

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Originally published at www.fool.com.

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