Nuscale Stock news
On May 26, 2026, NuScale Power (NYSE: SMR) shares surged 9.4% as investors reacted to the company's strategic positioning within the AI data center market. NuScale's unique regulatory status as the only SMR provider with U.S. NRC approval for a site--boundary Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) allows its reactors to be co--located directly with hyperscale data centers, bypassing traditional grid constraints. This capability, alongside the ongoing 6--gigawatt deployment framework with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), is being cited by analysts as a primary indicator of the technology's commercial maturity and its readiness to meet the 24/7 power demands of the artificial intelligence sector.