Want to invest in nuclear energy, where to start

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Want to invest in nuclear energy, where to start

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I've been thinking the same thing. It's tough to do. You can buy utilities, but none provide all their power via nuclear. Also, they're too heavily regulated and I fear will only become more so if Obama get elected. You can buy stock in the companies that build the power plants, but that's tough too. GE for one builds power plants but also does all sorts of things not related to nuclear. Not much of a pure play there. Bechtel is more concentrated in nuclear, but it's a private company. You can't invest there. I have my eye on USEC, Inc. (USU) http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=USU

They're one of the largest producers of uranium. It's trading at an historical low, but again, if Obama gets elected he's dead set against nuclear power. Tough call here.