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Fixing the Nuclear Family

Jun 14th, 2008 | By Byron King | Category: Oil Investment & Alternative Energy

The nuclear story is almost getting old these days. But there are some things you need to know about. Resource expert Byron King is here to explain. Enjoy…

If you didn’t invest in this nuclear equipment provider (NEP) company on March 31, you missed out. Within minutes of the latest news, shares for this NEP started rising, and currently, they are sitting 25 percent above their March 31 price.

Too bad, eh?

Normally, as an investor, I’d feel left out, but today, I’ve got reason to believe that this event is set to happen over and over, each time churning out profits that you can take! But before I tell you the ticker of this NEP company, let me set the scene for the industry that will make these profits possible…

The Nuclear Power Industry — Set to Rise

There are 104 operating nuclear reactors in the U.S. All are creating precious raw energy. But for time’s sake, I want to talk about only 56 of them — namely, the 56 plants that have operating licenses expiring within the next 12 years:

Many of these plants are on the energy-demanding East Coast — needless to say, they can’t just close down. So the plant operators have to take some important and expensive actions to keep these plants up and running. Actions that can and will make this NEP company loads of profit.

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The company I’m recommending will be booking contracts and locking in profits for the next 12 years! Just read what its CEO said about some recent opportunities:

“With electricity demand on the rise, the value of nuclear power technology as the most efficient and environmentally friendly source of energy available today is clearly being reassessed. With our broad range of core competencies in engineering, analysis, manufacturing and testing, we are well positioned to take advantage of additional opportunities for construction projects in the U.S.”

Recently a “major project” announcement has helped push the company’s stock up 25 percent in less than two months — but that’s not where it ends. Remember, there are 56 nuclear plants that may need service or new units built — and this company is the first (and possibly the only one!) in line. Here’s why…

The Complex World of Nuclear Equipment…

Imagine how many hundreds of thousands of components go into a gigantic nuclear plant. This includes everything from wire bundles and circuit boards to valves and switches and massive steel vessels that are the size of a large house.

Really, every nuclear reactor is an incredibly complex system of systems. There is a giant containment dome that isolates a nuclear core. The core is part of a system that heats water. The hot water exchanges heat with another fluid. The heated fluid turns a turbine. The turbine generates electric power. Regulating systems control the power that gets distributed into the outside grid. For all the heat and power, there has to be a way to cool things down on command, as well.

Over time, the nuclear core bombards the nearby metal and equipment with radiation. Plus, the heating and cooling cycles take a toll on equipment and machinery. Thus, the metal in some components becomes brittle. So periodically, equipment and components have to be repaired or replaced. There is nothing fast, easy or cheap about performing work on a nuclear power plant.

All in all, inside a nuclear plant, there is a vast array of shielding and valves and piping and wiring and switches and control units. All of this suffers from wear and tear over time. There is a massive library of technical specifications, training manuals, training and safety systems and much more to make the whole thing run. And every nuclear plant has a small army of highly trained technical personnel, as well as security forces.

So as you can imagine, almost every component of a nuclear plant has to be “certified” in some way or another. That is, anything and everything that is even remotely close to the “nuclear containment” zone must meet the highest level of specifications. This is for safety purposes, of course.

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Byron KingByron is now a contributing editor to Energy and Oil, Whiskey & Gunpowder and editor of Outstanding Investments. After Harvard, Byron has followed developments in the oil and gas industry for more than three decades.

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