SMR News & Events

Fluor (FLR) announced it has completed another significant milestone involving the sale of 71M shares of NuScale Power (SMR), generating gross sales proceeds of $1.35B. Fluor has begun efforts to monetize its remaining 40M shares, which it expects to complete in the second quarter of 2026. Including the sales in 2025, the company has captured nearly $2B in total proceeds to date.

Option traders moderately bearish in Nuscale Power Corp (SMR), with shares down 42c near $15.15. Options volume relatively light with 24k contracts traded and calls leading puts for a put/call ratio of 0.42, compared to a typical level near 0.9. Implied volatility (IV30) is higher by 0.0 points near 116.4,in the top quartile of the past year, suggesting an expected daily move of $1.11. Put-call skew steepened, indicating increased demand for downside protection, following a downgrade to Hold at TD Cowen.Looking ahead: Nuscale Power Corp (SMR) will report earnings after the close on 2026-02-26.Option markets are pricing in a 50% probability of a move greater than 10.52% or $1.59.

NuScale Power will partner with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, or ORNL, to utilize an artificial intelligence-enabled nuclear design framework for a 12-NuScale Power Module configuration to strategically explore how fuel could be even more efficiently and effectively managed across multiple reactors at a single site. The Department of Energy's Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear, or GAIN, initiative awarded funding to ORNL to collaborate with NuScale in this research program. The GAIN initiative is housed within the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy. GAIN provides technical, regulatory, and financial support needed to advance nuclear technology towards commercialization. This is part of the first round of GAIN Vouchers awarded in FY26.