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Solar is a proven moneymaker with real profits and fast-growing demand. Nuclear is just getting started.
Last Updated: Nov. 24, 2025 at 11:11 a.m. ET
First Published: Nov. 24, 2025 at 10:16 a.m. ET
What’s the better investment right now: solar or nuclear? That’s a question I’ve heard a lot lately, and for good reason.
Nuclear stocks were some of the hottest stocks of the year, but have cooled off big time, with names like Oklo OKLO off 35% and NuScale Power SMR losing about 50% over the past month.
