Short Sellers Have Reaped Billions in Profits From Betting Against Small Modular Reactor Firms - FT

Short sellers have reaped billions in profits from betting against small modular reactor firms - FT

Short sellers have reaped more than $2B in profits by shorting three small modular nuclear reactor companies - NuScale Power, Nano Nuclear Energy and Oklo - over the past year, FT reported.

Short sellers reap US$2 billion profit as modular nuclear reactor stocks tumble

Short sellers have reaped large profits from betting against small modular nuclear reactor companies, as the collapse of the "hype cycle" that had sent their share prices soaring wipes billions off their market value.

Short Sellers Make $2bn as Nuclear Reactor Stocks Tumble

London, 19 August 2026 — EBM Newsdesk Analysis —Anthony Gill Short sellers have made an estimated $2.1bn betting against three of the most prominent companies in America’s small nuclear reactor boom, as investors retreat from valuations built on future demand rather than current revenues. NuScale Power, Nano Nuclear Energy and Sam Altman-backed Oklo have collectively lost approximately $30.3bn in market value since their shares peaked last Octob…