NuScale’s Romania Project Questioned as a Cash Burn

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Dear wallstreetbets,

please don't fall in the SMR trap.

there is a huge scandal in Romania regarding NuScale involvement in building micro nuclear reactors in Doicesti. the government spent 240 million on land plot and studies.

links here, translate:

https://www.g4media.ro/cum-a-ajuns-compania-de-stat-nuclearelectrica-sa-cheltuiasca-deja-un-miliard-de-lei-pentru-controversatul-proiect-de-la-doicesti-fara-sa-produca-nimic-cine-sunt-personajele-principale-ale-afacerii.html

in reality nothing is being built and the sustainability of the project is questioned meaning the technology itself might be too expensive to implement and the reality is it always looked good on paper (for investors) Romanian government spent 240 million (made it look real), the US - Romania partnership is amazing (great for politicians), the land plot was sold to the joint venture for 30 million (huge for a village in Romania);

conclusion : we will never see it happen. I'm

its a scam.

kind regards regards

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Post Analysis Summary

The stock discussed by the poster is NuScale Power (SMR). The core argument is a warning to the community not to be drawn in by the SMR theme or NuScale’s small modular reactor project in Doicești, Romania. The poster argues that the project looks more like a political and financing narrative than an executable commercial engineering project. Citing reporting from Romanian outlet G4Media, the poster says Nuclearelectrica has already invested about 2亿欧元/over 10亿 lei in the Doicești project, while Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan has publicly mentioned spending of more than $2.4亿美元. Yet so far the results consist mainly of land, company operations, and feasibility studies, with no actual reactor built. The post interprets this as evidence that NuScale’s technology faces difficulty reaching commercial deployment: SMRs look advanced in investor materials and government cooperation frameworks, but real construction costs, financing needs, and electricity price competitiveness may be too high. The poster also specifically emphasizes a suspicious land transaction: Nova Power & Gas previously acquired assets related to the old Doicești thermal power plant for about 510万 euros, then sold land for the future power plant to RoPower Nuclear for about 2400万 euros; the poster describes this as “3000万,” with the broader point being that a land transaction in a Romanian village appears unusually expensive and may have benefited local/private participants. The post does not provide a clear position, price target, or valuation model, nor does it list NuScale’s revenue, cash, orders, or valuation multiples. Instead, it frames the Romanian project as a negative catalyst: if the project is re-examined, financing fails to materialize, or costs are confirmed to exceed market power prices, the SMR share price could come under pressure as expectations for one of the “first global commercial projects” are reduced. The author’s implicit assumptions include: Doicești is a key proof point for NuScale’s commercialization credibility; money spent without construction is equivalent to project infeasibility; government partnerships are more political promotion than economic validation; and the absence of any completed NuScale commercial module means the market is underestimating technology and cost risks. The most important weaknesses are also clear: first, official materials show that Nuclearelectrica shareholders approved the Final Investment Decision in 2026年2月 and the project entered Pre-EPC/the third stage, so it has not been formally cancelled; second, it is not unusual for nuclear projects to spend years in early-stage work such as FEED, permitting, geology, supply chain, and financing arrangements, so “no physical reactor” alone does not directly prove fraud; third, the poster connects media-reported costs, the prime minister’s criticism, and the land transaction into a “scam” narrative, but does not prove that NuScale itself participated in improper transactions. NuScale’s own investor materials also acknowledge that the project still needs to secure Pre-EPC financing, making it a high-risk early commercialization project rather than a fully committed construction project. Overall, the post is a bearish warning about the SMR narrative, with evidence focused on the Romanian project’s costs, political controversy, and unbuilt status, but it lacks a complete financial valuation and a systematic comparison with NuScale’s other partnership projects.

Discussion Summary

The comment sample is very small, with only 5 comments and low post engagement. Most substantive comments align with the poster’s skepticism toward the SMR theme, arguing that the timeline for small reactors may still require 5-15 years and that technology companies are more likely to first build out natural gas combined-cycle power plants. One commenter compared SMRs to a “carbon capture-style money pit.” Another comment extended the question to whether OKLO could be similar, but there was no deep rebuttal or response from the OP.

Fact Check
supported
The NuScale/RoPower SMR project in Doicești, Romania has spent about $2.4亿美元 or about 2亿 euros, but no reactor has yet been built.
G4Media says the Romanian side had invested about 2.04亿 euros as of 2026年3月31日; Spotmedia reported that the Romanian prime minister said the project had consumed more than $2.4亿美元 and currently consists mainly of land and documents. Official materials also show the project remains in the Pre-EPC/early implementation stage, not in a built and operating state.
questionable
There has been no actual construction on the Doicești project, and it will never happen in the future.
There is support for “not yet built/still in an early stage,” but “will never happen” is the poster’s inference. Nuclearelectrica announced in 2026年2月 that shareholders approved the FID and that the project entered the third stage. It still needs financing, permitting, Pre-EPC, and regulatory approvals, so the project carries execution risk but has not been proven to have failed.
supported
The project’s economics are being questioned, construction would still require billions of euros, and the power price may be above the market price.
G4Media cited comments from Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan saying the feasibility study showed the project would require billions of euros of additional investment to be realized, and that the potential power sale price would be above the market price, raising profitability concerns. However, this is based on the prime minister/media account, and the full feasibility study details are not developed in the post.
supported
Nova Power & Gas made a large gain through the Doicești land transaction, buying for about 510万 euros and selling to RoPower for 2400万 euros.
G4Media reported that Nova Power & Gas bought the old thermal power plant assets in 2020 for about 510万 euros and sold the related industrial site to RoPower in 2025 for about 2400万 euros, implying an estimated gain of about 1900万 euros. The poster’s “3000万” is not fully consistent with the reported 2400万 euros.
unsupported
NuScale/the SMR project is a scam.
The available materials support claims that costs are high, financing and execution risks are significant, political controversy is strong, and no commercial project has yet been completed. However, there is no evidence proving that NuScale itself committed fraud or that the project is legally a scam. This conclusion is the poster’s subjective judgment.

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