Small modular reactors (SMRs) promise to reduce capital costs and accelerate construction timelines that typically plague nuclear plants, but the technology has struggled to reach the commercial stage. The difference now is the appetite of tech companies for fossil-free fuel. The market for SMRs could grow by two gigawatts to five gigawatts by 2035 assuming big tech companies make up a majority of the demand, Percoco said. The small, pure-play advanced reactor companies NuScale and Oklo are options, but their stocks are volatile and business outlook uncertain. SMR OKLO 1M mountain NuScale Power has climbed 54% and Oklo by 117% in the past month.

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Persons: Paul Zimbardo, Morgan Stanley, Andrew Percoco, Percoco, Zimbardo, NuScale, Sam Altman, Kenneth Parks Organizations: Google, Jefferies, CNBC, Amazon, Tech, Microsoft, Constellation Energy, GE Vernova, GE Locations: Kairos, Pennsylvania, SMRs, Idaho, Ontario