According to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, Uranium Energy ( UEC) was up as much as 17.1%, Cameco ( CCJ -0.17%) popped 9.6%, and NuScale Power ( SMR 5.55%) was up 15% this week. Shares of the companies are up 14.8%, 8%, and 15% for the week as of 1 p.m. ET on Friday.

Today’s episode of Full Court Finance at Zacks explores why nuclear energy stocks such as Vistra and Cameco have soared since Constellation Energy’s massive Microsoft deal. The episode also digs into the long-term bull case for nuclear energy as it becomes the star of the energy transition and the power behind the artificial intelligence age.

In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe break down the recent news that suggests the coming return of nuclear energy and talk about why investors looking to profit should consider Cameco (NYSE: CCJ).