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Best Nuclear Stocks To Follow Now - September 16th

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Key Points

  • Seven nuclear stocks highlighted: NuScale Power, Oklo, Centrus Energy, X-Energy, BWX Technologies, Nano Nuclear Energy, and Standard Nuclear had the highest recent dollar trading volume among nuclear-related stocks.
  • The companies span small modular reactors, advanced reactor technology, nuclear fuel, uranium enrichment, and nuclear components, positioning them for potential growth from rising electricity demand, AI data centers, energy security, and clean-energy policies.
  • Investors should also consider the sector’s regulatory, safety, political, and project-development risks, particularly for companies developing new reactor and fuel technologies.
  • Interested in NuScale Power? Here are five stocks we like better.

NuScale Power, Oklo, Centrus Energy, X-Energy, BWX Technologies, Nano Nuclear Energy, and Standard Nuclear are the seven Nuclear stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. “Nuclear stocks” are shares of publicly traded companies involved in the nuclear energy industry, including reactor operators, uranium miners, nuclear-fuel suppliers, and reactor or technology developers. Investors may view them as opportunities tied to rising electricity demand, energy security, and clean-energy policies, but they can also carry regulatory, safety, political, and project-development risks. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Nuclear stocks within the last several days.

NuScale Power (SMR)

NuScale Power Corporation engages in the development and sale of modular light water reactor nuclear power plants to supply energy for electrical generation, district heating, desalination, hydrogen production, and other process heat applications. It offers NuScale Power Module (NPM), a water reactor that can generate 77 megawatts of electricity (MWe); and VOYGR power plant designs for three facility sizes that are capable of housing from one to four and six or twelve NPMs.

Read Our Latest Research Report on SMR

Oklo (OKLO)

Oklo Inc. designs and develops fission power plants to provide reliable and commercial-scale energy to customers in the United States. It also provides used nuclear fuel recycling services. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

Read Our Latest Research Report on OKLO

Centrus Energy (LEU)

Centrus Energy Corp. supplies nuclear fuel components and services for the nuclear power industry in the United States, Belgium, Japan, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Low-Enriched Uranium (LEU) and Technical Solutions. The LEU segment sells separative work units (SWU) components of LEU; natural uranium hexafluoride, uranium concentrates, and uranium conversion; and enriched uranium products to utilities that operate nuclear power plants.

Read Our Latest Research Report on LEU

X-Energy (XE)

X-energy is a leading designer of advanced nuclear reactor technology (commonly referred to as small modular reactors, “SMRs”) and manufacturer of advanced nuclear fuels. We believe these scalable, power generation technologies help satisfy historically unprecedented electricity demand growth, driven by the development of AI and associated data center infrastructure.

Read Our Latest Research Report on XE

BWX Technologies (BWXT)

BWX Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells nuclear components in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Government Operations and Commercial Operations. The Government Operations segment designs and manufactures naval nuclear components, reactors, and nuclear fuel; fabrication activities; and supplies proprietary and sole-source valves, manifolds, and fittings to naval and commercial shipping customers.

Read Our Latest Research Report on BWXT

Nano Nuclear Energy (NNE)

Read Our Latest Research Report on NNE

Standard Nuclear (STDN)

Standard Nuclear Inc. operates as a nuclear fuel company principally in the United States. It engages in design, engineer and manufacturing of advanced nuclear fuels with a primary focus on TRISO fuel that is utilized by advanced reactors. Standard Nuclear Inc. is based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Read Our Latest Research Report on STDN

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