Japanese Government Eyes $25B Investment in NuScale, Stock Jumps Over 5%
SMR•Japanese government plans up to $25B investment in NuScale Power’s small modular reactors as part of a $65B allocation within a $550B US-Japan trade package, boosting NuScale shares over 5% in overnight trading. NuScale is also in talks with South Korea on potential funding from its $350B US projects pledge.
1. Japanese Investment Plan
Japanese government plans up to $25 billion investment in NuScale Power’s small modular reactor projects as part of a $65 billion allocation of its $550 billion US trade package, aiming to back next-generation nuclear technology and drive NuScale’s expansion in Tennessee.
2. Strategic Asian Partnerships
NuScale is also in discussions with the South Korean government for potential investment under South Korea’s $350 billion pledge for US projects, enhancing NuScale’s funding pipeline and strengthening its international partnerships.
3. US Nuclear Deregulation Impact
The administration’s executive order fast-tracks advanced nuclear licensing by streamlining procedures and imposing fixed approval deadlines, supporting the goal of quadrupling US nuclear capacity to 400 GW by 2050 and accelerating small modular reactor development.
