Japan pledges up to $25B for NuScale small modular reactors

Reports over the weekend of June 13-14 said Japan plans to invest up to $25 billion in NuScale Power and U.S.-led small modular reactor projects, part of a broader nuclear commitment exceeding $65 billion within Japan's roughly $550 billion U.S. investment package negotiated in trade talks. NuScale (NYSE: SMR) shares jumped more than 5% in overnight trading into June 15 on the news, which centers on building out an SMR supply chain inside the United States and supporting global deployment of NuScale's reactors with commercialization partner ENTRA1. The pledge is one of the largest international commitments to American SMR technology to date.