Published: May 23, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. ET
Shares in companies tied to nuclear power jumped Friday, helped by President Donald Trump’s rollout of four executive orders that aim to provide a boost to the sector, but there were concerns about whether there could be much of a near-term impact.
One order seeks to speed up the adoption of specialized nuclear reactors at defense installations, and another aims to reform the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, White House aide Will Scharf said. A third order is intended to revise regulations for nuclear-reactor testing, and a fourth seeks to reinvigorate the nuclear-industrial base, Scharf said.
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