10 Stocks Powering Into 2026 With Explosive Gains

5. NuScale Power Corp. (NYSE:SMR)

NuScale Power snapped a four-day losing streak on Friday, jumping 15.10 percent to close at $16.31 apiece as investors loaded portfolios in nuclear stocks, taking path from the Trump administration’s promise of “nuclear renaissance” in 2026.

NuScale Power Corp. (NYSE:SMR) rallied alongside the overall industry after the US government promised a major policy push to revive and expand nuclear energy in the US this year.

It can be recalled that President Donald Trump, in May 2025, signed a new executive order for the deployment of advanced nuclear reactor technologies to support national security. This includes the deployment and use of reactor technologies at military installations, no later than September 30, 2028, as well as in facilities owned by the Department of Energy.

While it has yet to commercially operate, optimism already spilled over to small modular reactor companies such as NuScale Power Corp. (NYSE:SMR).

In recent news, NuScale Power Corp. (NYSE:SMR) sought the approval of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware for its plan to raise its authorized capital stock to 662 million shares with a par value of $0.0001 apiece, from 332 million at present. The plan has already been approved by the Board of Directors during a special meeting on December 16.