{"id":2903,"date":"2025-10-15T15:42:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T15:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igorsplayground.com\/appcheckr\/nuclear-stocks-surge-after-army-launches-program-to-deploy-small-reactors\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T15:42:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T15:42:18","slug":"nuclear-stocks-surge-after-army-launches-program-to-deploy-small-reactors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igorsplayground.com\/appcheckr\/nuclear-stocks-surge-after-army-launches-program-to-deploy-small-reactors\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuclear stocks surge after Army launches program to deploy small reactors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\">\n    <span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-108205897\">\n<div role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-108205897\" class=\"PlaceHolder-wrapper\" data-vilynx-id=\"7000390591\" data-test=\"VideoPlaceHolder\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-videoEmbed\" id=\"InlineVideo-0\" data-test=\"InlineVideo\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-inlineThumbnailContainer\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"InlineVideo-videoThumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108205898-17592535151759253512-41888651058-1080pnbcnews.jpg?v=1759253514&amp;w=750&amp;h=422&amp;vtcrop=y\" alt=\"Energy Secretary Wright on nuclear capacity: It's going to be 2 or 3 years, not months\"\/><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"InlineVideo-videoButton\"\/><br \/>\n                        <span\/>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>Nuclear stocks experienced a significant rally on Wednesday following the U.S. Army&#8217;s announcement of a new program aimed at deploying small nuclear reactors. This initiative has sparked renewed interest in the nuclear sector, particularly among investors.<\/p>\n<p>Shares of <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/SMR\/\">NuScale<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> surged by 17%. Other companies like <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/OKLO\/\">Oklo<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/undefined\/\">Nano Nuclear<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> also saw increases of nearly 7% and 4%, respectively. Additionally, the uranium company <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/LEU\/\">Centrus<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> rose by 13%.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Army&#8217;s initiative, launched on Tuesday, aims to construct micro nuclear reactors in collaboration with the Defense Innovation Unit. 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Trump mandated that the Defense Department have a reactor operational at a domestic military installation by September 30, 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the excitement, investors remain cautious. Companies like NuScale, Oklo, and Nano Nuclear have yet to deploy any reactors. Notably, Oklo and Nano Nuclear have not generated any revenue, while NuScale reported $8 million in revenue for the second quarter.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Collapsible-proliveCollapsableContainer\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" viewbox=\"0 0 256 256\" aria-labelledby=\"title desc\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMinYMin\" class=\"Collapsible-stockChartIcon\">\n                <title>Stock Chart Icon<\/title>\n                <desc>Stock chart icon<\/desc>\n                <g transform=\"translate(1.4065934065934016 1.4065934065934016) scale(2.81 2.81)\">\n                    <path d=\"M 87.994 0 H 69.342 c -1.787 0 -2.682 2.16 -1.418 3.424 l 5.795 5.795 l -33.82 33.82 L 28.056 31.196 l -3.174 -3.174 c -1.074 -1.074 -2.815 -1.074 -3.889 0 L 0.805 48.209 c -1.074 1.074 -1.074 2.815 0 3.889 l 3.174 3.174 c 1.074 1.074 2.815 1.074 3.889 0 l 15.069 -15.069 l 14.994 14.994 c 1.074 1.074 2.815 1.074 3.889 0 l 1.614 -1.614 c 0.083 -0.066 0.17 -0.125 0.247 -0.202 l 37.1 -37.1 l 5.795 5.795 C 87.84 23.34 90 22.445 90 20.658 V 2.006 C 90 0.898 89.102 0 87.994 0 z\" transform=\" matrix(1 0 0 1 0 0) \" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\n                    <path d=\"M 65.626 37.8 v 49.45 c 0 1.519 1.231 2.75 2.75 2.75 h 8.782 c 1.519 0 2.75 -1.231 2.75 -2.75 V 23.518 L 65.626 37.8 z\" transform=\" matrix(1 0 0 1 0 0) \" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\n                    <path d=\"M 47.115 56.312 V 87.25 c 0 1.519 1.231 2.75 2.75 2.75 h 8.782 c 1.519 0 2.75 -1.231 2.75 -2.75 V 42.03 L 47.115 56.312 z\" transform=\" matrix(1 0 0 1 0 0) \" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\n                    <path d=\"M 39.876 60.503 c -1.937 0 -3.757 -0.754 -5.127 -2.124 l -6.146 -6.145 V 87.25 c 0 1.519 1.231 2.75 2.75 2.75 h 8.782 c 1.519 0 2.75 -1.231 2.75 -2.75 V 59.844 C 41.952 60.271 40.933 60.503 39.876 60.503 z\" transform=\" matrix(1 0 0 1 0 0) \" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\n                    <path d=\"M 22.937 46.567 L 11.051 58.453 c -0.298 0.298 -0.621 0.562 -0.959 0.8 V 87.25 c 0 1.519 1.231 2.75 2.75 2.75 h 8.782 c 1.519 0 2.75 -1.231 2.75 -2.75 V 48.004 L 22.937 46.567 z\" transform=\" matrix(1 0 0 1 0 0) \" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\n                <\/g>\n            <\/svg><\/p>\n<div class=\"Collapsible-proLivePlayerCloseOrExpand\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static-redesign.cnbcfm.com\/dist\/a54b41835a8b60db28c2.svg\" class=\"Collapsible-dismissButton\" alt=\"hide content\"\/>\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><iframe title=\"Oklo (OKLO), 1 year\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/appchart?symbol=OKLO&amp;range=1Y&amp;type=mountain&amp;embedded=true&amp;$DEVICE$=undefined\" height=\"460\" scrolling=\"no\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:0;width:100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Oklo (OKLO), 1 year<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>The growing demand for AI power, coupled with Trump&#8217;s executive orders, has generated a wave of enthusiasm in the nuclear power market. However, Goldman Sachs has recently advised investors to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/09\/25\/oklo-nuclear-shares-fall-ai-data-center.html\">exercise caution<\/a> regarding Oklo&#8217;s prospects.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nuclear stocks experienced a significant rally on Wednesday following the U.S. Army&#8217;s announcement of a new program aimed at deploying small nuclear reactors. This initiative has sparked renewed interest in the nuclear sector, particularly among investors. Shares of NuScale surged by 17%. 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