NuScale Power’s Stock Surge: A Symphony of Empty Promises

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Ah, the theatre of Wall Street, where absurdity is as inevitable as the passage of time, and yet, on this particular day, NuScale Power’s stock-those fortunate darlings of speculative investment-soared a remarkable 18.2%. A fine figure, one might say, but perhaps not quite as fine as the performance of a thousand trained monkeys attempting Shakespeare.

And what, pray tell, might have inspired such a euphoric leap in stock price? A charming little arrangement between the U.S. and the U.K., those two paragons of progress, who have decided to unite their powers in the noble pursuit of artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and nuclear energy. The total value of this ambitious gambit is a princely $350 billion-a sum vast enough to make even the most jaded investor dream of a fortune yet untold.

$350 billion in investment-though, how much for nuclear energy?

Now, let us not mistake grand promises for substance. According to a rather terse British government statement, a substantial portion of this windfall-150 billion pounds, or $195 billion-is earmarked for investments in the U.K. A “record-breaking” sum, as they say, which leaves a remainder of $155 billion destined for American shores, specifically to fuel the flames of AI, quantum computing, and nuclear power. Ah, how the modern world dances to the rhythm of these three beloved pursuits-each one more distant from reality than the last.

Let us now turn our gaze to the nuclear investments-those precious, radiant jewels in the crown of this grand undertaking:

  • Firstly, Britain’s Urenco and America’s Radiant will supply a mere $5.3 million in HALEU fuel to the U.S. A sum so modest that it hardly warrants more than a passing glance.
  • America’s X-Energy, it seems, will assist Britain’s Centrica in constructing up to twelve advanced modular reactors. The cost? A trifling 40 billion pounds, an amount that is but a mere whisper in the halls of fortune.
  • Last but not least, Last Energy and DP World, in an effort to outdo their predecessors in grandiosity, will build what is to be one of the world’s first micro modular nuclear power plants. The location? London. The cost? A secret perhaps better left to speculation.

And there we have it, dear reader. A collection of promises, each one as weightless as a politician’s vow.

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Is NuScale stock truly a worthy investment?

Now, one might pause and ask: where, in this tapestry of high-minded collaborations and multi-billion-dollar pledges, does NuScale stand? Is it in the thick of the action, the grand orchestrator of this luminous future? Alas, no. In fact, NuScale appears to be a mere spectator in this drama, for none of the companies involved in the nuclear initiative are publicly traded-certainly, NuScale is absent from the list. A private venture, shielded from the eyes of the market, content to bask in its quiet obscurity.

One might, with some reason, argue that if no direct investment is being made into the development of nuclear power plants-no tangible capital flowing into NuScale’s coffers-then one can only wonder why the stock is soaring with such abandon. Perhaps it is a mere illusion, a momentary flare of hope that will soon extinguish. No, I believe NuScale’s stock is destined for a rather less illustrious future. As for me, I shall continue to regard it with the indifference reserved for those things which are better left to time’s unforgiving judgment.

In conclusion, let us remember that in this grand theatre of commerce, nothing is quite as it seems. The curtain falls, the actors take their bows, and we are left with the vague, gnawing sensation that we have been entertained-but at what cost? 💸

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2025-09-19 21:03