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On July 18, 2026, NuScale Power (NYSE: SMR) shares fell 14.6% as market participants reassessed the "commercial maturity" of the VOYGR SMR technology amid concerns over deployment timelines and contract visibility. A report from Simply Wall St highlighted that while NuScale maintains a first--mover regulatory advantage, the company faces a significant "execution gap" due to the absence of binding power purchase agreements (PPAs). The analysis identified the planned 6--gigawatt project with ENTRA1 and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) as the critical benchmark for proving the technology's bankability and scalability, noting that a definitive contract is required by late 2026 to validate the technology's readiness for large--scale commercial application.