Question 1

What is smrintel.com?

Accepted Answer

smrintel.com is the leading intelligence platform for the small modular reactor (SMR) and advanced nuclear industry — a Bloomberg Terminal-style dashboard covering reactor specifications, NRC regulatory pipeline, funding rounds, HALEU fuel supply chain, deployment milestones, data center nuclear deals, and breaking news across every major nuclear company globally. It is updated hourly by an autonomous AI agent.

Question 2

Which nuclear companies does smrintel.com track?

Accepted Answer

smrintel.com tracks all major SMR and advanced nuclear companies including NuScale Power, TerraPower, Kairos Power, X-energy, Oklo, Radiant Industries, Holtec International, Westinghouse, GE-Hitachi, Rolls-Royce SMR, Nano Nuclear Energy, Centrus Energy, Cameco, and dozens more across the US, UK, Canada, Europe, South Korea, and China.

Question 3

What are the leading SMR reactor types in 2026?

Accepted Answer

The leading SMR reactor types in 2026 include Pressurized Water Reactors (PWR) from NuScale, Rolls-Royce, and Holtec; Sodium-cooled Fast Reactors (SFR) from TerraPower and Oklo; Molten Salt Reactors (MSR) from Kairos Power and Terrestrial Energy; High Temperature Gas Reactors (HTGR) from X-energy; Lead-cooled Fast Reactors (LFR) from Newcleo and Blykalla; and Microreactors from Radiant, Westinghouse eVinci, and Nano Nuclear.

Question 4

How much has been invested in SMR and advanced nuclear?

Accepted Answer

The SMR and advanced nuclear sector has attracted over $10 billion in combined government and private investment since 2020. Major DOE programs include ARDP ($4B+ for TerraPower and X-energy), HALEU enrichment ($2.7B), and Holtec First Mover ($400M). Private rounds include X-energy $700M Series D, Nano Nuclear $400M, Radiant $300M+, and Last Energy $100M Series C. Holtec has filed confidentially for a $10B+ IPO.

Question 5

What is HALEU and why does it matter for SMRs?

Accepted Answer

HALEU (High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium) is uranium enriched between 5% and 20% U-235, required by most advanced reactor designs including TerraPower Natrium, X-energy Xe-100, Oklo Aurora, and Kairos Hermes. Centrus Energy is currently the only US HALEU producer, with a demonstration cascade in Piketon, Ohio producing about 900 kg/year. The supply gap between HALEU demand and non-Russian production capacity is a critical bottleneck for the industry.

Question 6

Which SMRs have received NRC approval?

Accepted Answer

As of May 2026, NuScale is the only SMR with NRC design certification (50 MWe certified Jan 2023, 77 MWe SDA approved May 2025). Kairos Power received the first advanced reactor construction permit in Dec 2023. TerraPower Natrium received its NRC construction permit in March 2026 — the first Gen IV reactor to receive a US construction permit. Holtec has submitted a CP application for SMR-300, and X-energy/Dow Xe-100 CP application was accepted for Seadrift, TX.

Question 7

How often is data on smrintel.com updated?

Accepted Answer

smrintel.com's news feed is updated hourly by an autonomous AI agent that scans nuclear industry RSS feeds and news sources. The reactor database, funding tracker, regulatory pipeline, and company directory are updated regularly as new data becomes available. The site deploys automatically to Cloudflare's global edge network on every update.

Question 8

Why are big tech companies investing in nuclear for data centers?

Accepted Answer

Big tech companies need 24/7 carbon-free baseload power for AI data centers. Nuclear offers over 90% capacity factor, decades-long PPA viability, and zero carbon emissions. Google signed a 500 MW deal with Kairos Power, Amazon invested $700M in X-energy for up to 12 SMRs, Meta committed to up to 6.6 GW across TerraPower, Oklo, Vistra, and Constellation, and Microsoft signed a 20-year PPA for the Three Mile Island Unit 1 restart.

Reactor	Developer	Type	MWe	Coolant	Target Date
VOYGR	NuScale Power	pwr	77	Light water	—
BWRX-300	GE Hitachi / GE Vernova	bwr	300	Light water	—
Rolls-Royce SMR	Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd	pwr	470	Light water	—
SMR-300	Holtec International	pwr	300	Light water	—
AP300	Westinghouse Electric	pwr	330	Light water	—

Company	Round	Amount	Lead Investor	Date
Orano	Planned Investment	$5B	Orano	May 31, 2026
Rolls-Royce SMR	Government Contract	Undisclosed (multi-billion)	—	Apr 12, 2026
X-energy	IPO (S-1 Filed)	$300M (target)	—	Mar 23, 2026
Jimmy Energy	Growth	EUR80M	—	Feb 28, 2026
Holtec International	IPO (Filed)		—	Feb 14, 2026

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