The Truth Behind Nuclear Energy Stocks Popping This Week

The market is excited about nuclear energy again, but we may be a decade away from the payoff. Nuclear energy stocks were on fire this week as nuclear energy news became a hot topic again. The energy demands for artificial intelligence data centers are so astronomical that not only are new plants being planned, but old plants are being restarted. According to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, Uranium Energy (UEC -2.58%) was up as much as 17.1%, Cameco (CCJ -0.70%) popped 9.6%, and NuScale Pow ...