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title: "Nuclear power stocks SMR rose over 1.4% in after-hours trading, reports indicate that the Trump administration is considering supplying plutonium from the Cold War to the nuclear power industry"
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description: "Nuclear power stocks SMR rose over 1.4% in after-hours trading on the U.S. stock market. Meanwhile, nuclear power concept stock NEX fell 1.55%. The Trump administration plans to provide approximately 200,000 tons of plutonium from the Cold War era to power companies to support nuclear reactor electricity generation. Other nuclear power stocks showed mixed performance, with D up 0.36%, VST up 0.28%, DNN up 0.47%, CEG up 0.80%, UEC up 0.85%, NNE up 0.93%, and LEU up 2.42%"
datetime: "2025-08-22T22:55:27.000Z"
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# Nuclear power stocks SMR rose over 1.4% in after-hours trading, reports indicate that the Trump administration is considering supplying plutonium from the Cold War to the nuclear power industry

NEX, a nuclear power concept stock, fell 1.55% in after-hours trading on the US stock market, D dropped 0.36%, VST rose 0.28%, DNN increased by 0.47%, CEG went up 0.80%, UEC climbed 0.85%, NNE gained 0.93%, SMR rose 1.44%, and LEU increased by 2.42%.

According to Reuters, citing informed sources and a draft memorandum, the Trump administration plans to provide approximately 200,000 tons of plutonium from the Cold War era to numerous power companies to help them utilize nuclear reactors for electricity generation

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