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Nuclear stack

The thesis that AI-driven energy demand will boost nuclear stocks is well-supported by the current regime, where AI infrastructure buildout is straining the grid and driving a structural shift toward nuclear as a reliable baseload power source. The regime features a reaccelerating inflation and a hawkish Fed, which is hostile to rate-sensitive growth stocks but less so to utilities and energy plays that benefit from the underlying supply-demand dynamics. The key pressure, Government Support for Nuclear Energy, is validated by multiple news events including the $17.5B DOE loan program and the global COP28 pledge to triple nuclear capacity, with the AI-scored boom scenario of a major tech firm signing an SMR deal having a high live probability. The second pressure, Nuclear as Base Load Power, is even more strongly confirmed, with the boom scenario of U.S. utilities adding nuclear to grid plans having 21 news hits and a probability, indicating this is already happening. The claim verification supports the thesis: AI increasing energy demand is well-supported, and existing nuclear operators like CEG are benefiting, as evidenced by the Three Mile Island restart for Microsoft. However, the claim that SMRs are being developed to meet demand is still speculative, with a validity of and the invalidation scenario of a tech firm choosing gas over SMRs has a high probability, reflecting the real risk that cheaper natural gas could slow SMR adoption. The basket holdings are well-positioned: CEG (30% weight) is the largest U.S. nuclear operator and directly benefits from rising power prices and long-term PPAs with tech firms; LEU (20%) supplies enriched uranium and is a direct play on increased reactor utilization and new builds; SMR (20%) and OKLO (20%) are pure plays on SMR deployment, though both are pre-revenue and face execution risk; IMSR (10%) is a smaller SMR developer with similar dynamics. The strongest upside concentration is in CEG and LEU, which have existing revenue and are already seeing the thesis play out in real contracts and power market tightness. The downside is concentrated in SMR and OKLO, where delays, cost overruns, or a tech firm choosing gas could severely impact their valuations, as reflected in their high short floats and negative earnings. The regime's high interest rates are a headwind for these pre-revenue names, but the structural demand story is powerful enough to outweigh that for the thesis horizon. The key drivers are the confirmed utility-level nuclear planning and the risk of gas substitution for SMRs.

Preciousness metals are a hedge against inflation

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