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 Nuclear power stocks are leading the market as the era of U.S.-centered “energy supremacy” is expected to accelerate under Trump's second term. Nuclear power plant companies, small modular reactors (SMRs) and uranium mining companies have been rallying since Trump's inauguration.                                       Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant, Pennsylvania, USA According to the financial investment industry, U.S. nuclear power stocks have extended their gains after U.S. President Donald Trump declared a “national energy emergency,” according to the Financial Times on Jan. 26. The president said that he would treat nuclear energy on par with oil, coal, and natural gas, and emphasized that national energy independence is linked to national security, drawing attention to related stocks as he signaled all-out support. Constellation Energy (CEG), the No. 1 operator of nuclear powe...

There are many different types of energy sources in the world. Some examples include natural gas (CH4) in the stove in your home kitchen, coal to heat a steam boiler in a thermal (coal) power plant, electricity from nuclear and renewable sources (solar, wind), and hydrogen, which is turned into water and power when reacted on a platinum catalyst. Recently, the U.S. and EU have emphasized renewables such as solar and wind, which can generate power without emitting carbon. In the case of nuclear power, they have said that they will include it as green energy if they have a high-level nuclear repository or plan to build one, and they have started demanding that exports to their countries pay for the CO2 they emit when they are manufactured. These US and EU policies are an embarrassment to an export-oriented country like our, South Korea. In addition to the energy we use directly to make our products (Scope 1) and the power we buy from power plants (Scope 2), we now have to manage the ...