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Analysis as of: 2026-01-13

NuScale Power Corporation

NuScale designs and licenses small modular nuclear reactor plants and provides engineering and related services to deploy them with partners.

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Summary

Regulatory lead, commercialization gates

The 5-year outcome hinges on turning partner-led pipelines into financed construction. If that happens, the model can scale like a repeatable licensing-and-services platform; if not, dilution and delays dominate.

Analysis

Thesis

NuScale’s 5-year upside is a “bankability step-change”: if ENTRA1-led pipelines convert into binding offtake + financed builds, NuScale can scale like a repeatable licensed-plant platform (licensing + engineering + lifecycle services), re-rating from option value to contracted infrastructure tech.

Last Economy Alignment

AI-driven load growth makes firm clean power scarce; NuScale’s regulatory lead and partner-led deployment model position it to monetize “compute-for-power” demand and geopolitical energy-security spending.

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Opportunity Outlook

Average Implied 5-Year Multiple

3.5x (from 5 most recent analyses)

Reasoning

NuScale already has the key “trust gate” (NRC design approvals), so the next 2–3 years are about converting announcements into bankable construction pathways. If it becomes the default U.S.-approved standard plant for multiple owners, revenue shifts from one-off engineering to repeatable licensing + services, supporting a durable premium multiple despite heavy near-term cash burn.

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Risk Assessment

Overall Risk Summary

The core risk is “bankability velocity”: converting pipelines into binding offtake, funded EPC plans, and credible schedules before dilution compounds. Second-order risks are nuclear cost/schedule credibility, partner incentive alignment (who captures economics), and policy/regulatory whiplash that can slow approvals or raise required contingencies.

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Trends

Key Changes

Jan 5, 2026: sharp SMR move as nuclear equities rallied on policy/sentiment tailwinds; volatility remains elevated.
Jan 7, 2026: broader media focus on costs/realism of the U.S. nuclear buildout increased scrutiny on schedules and economics.
Jan 9–12, 2026: coverage of a Bank of America rating move to neutral (reported by financial media) supported near-term sentiment.
Jan 9, 2026: hyperscaler-style nuclear contracting momentum highlighted via Oklo-related news, raising both TAM optimism and competitive pressure.

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Third Party Analyst Consensus

12-Month Price Target

$32.77

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