Nuclear Energy Stock SMR Is Trading Under $10: Bargain Buy or Value Trap?

Nuclear Energy Stock SMR Is Trading Under $10: Bargain Buy or Value Trap? frames the sharp downturn of NuScale Power after a short-lived surge tied to the AI energy demand narrative. NuScale (NYSE: SMR) hit an all-time high of $57.42 on Oct. 16, 2025, then shares fell 61% during the last quarter of 2025 and have not recovered since. The stock is down 75% over one year and is trading below $10 as of the article’s publication. The piece attributes the collapse to weak operational performance, class-action lawsuits, and Fluor—NuScale’s largest shareholder—selling after the rally. It also notes that NuScale’s small modular reactors are designed to be factory-built and simpler than traditional plants, with a 77 MW electric output per module. While the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the SMR design and production of first modules has begun, the article emphasizes the lack of binding customer contracts and details that ENTRA1 is an exclusive partner but has not signed binding power purchase agreements.