The editor of The Wealth Advisory explains, "While some think the nuclear revival is something new, this is one bandwagon we have been on for years. In recent years, the industry has been slowly rebuilding itself providing investors with a future growth opportunity."
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Excelon (EXC): Power play in nuclear
"No US utility owns more of them than Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC), with 17 reactors," explains Roger Conrad, who chose the stock as his latest "growth spotlight" in The Utility Forecaster.
"Carbon free and, above all, paid for, existing nuclear plants are among the most prized assets in the power business.
"Some 80% of company earnings come from its unregulated generation fleet, 90% of which is nuclear. And it's by far the best-positioned US utility to ramp up nuclear output.
USEC (USU): 'Ben Graham value play' in uranium
"USEC (NYSE: USU) is the nation's leading supplier of enriched uranium for use in commercial nuclear power plants -- in fact, it is the only supplier," notes value investor Nathan Slaughter.
In Half-Priced Stocks newsletter, he explains, "Low-enriched uranium is commonly used as fuel in nuclear reactors, and no other company in the U.S. provides it, giving USEC a dominant position in a key niche market." Here is his review.
"Its competitive advantage? USEC has the single best competitive advantage there is: zero competition -- at least in the United States. While the firm does have a handful of rivals overseas, it has reaped the benefit of being the lone U.S. supplier.
"The company has also been awarded lucrative contracts to perform work for the U.S. Department of Defense.
"The company also benefits from the nation's longstanding nuclear non-proliferation treaty with Russia. Specifically, it participates in the salvaging of old Soviet nuclear warheads under the 'Megatons to Megawatts' program, which essentially gives the firm a sharply discounted source of uranium.
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