Nuclear Energy stocks in brief

Nuclear energy stocks are shares in companies involved in the lifecycle of nuclear power. They include businesses mining uranium — the primary fuel used in nuclear reactors — at source, which are most impacted by commodity pricing, in addition to reactor manufacturers, which engage in some of the most complex engineering on the planet, and nuclear power plant operators, which generate consistent revenue from selling energy but are subject to high levels of regulation and operational costs.

The sector is perhaps divisive from an ESG perspective. While nuclear is considered to be crucial to a net zero world given its ability to provide a steady supply of energy with minimal greenhouse gas emissions, the…