Oklo (OKLO) shares soared an exciting 23% on Friday, May 23 after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that calls for a “total and complete reform” of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Trump’s order will accelerate the construction of nuclear power reactors in the U.

Constellation Energy, the largest nuclear operator in the U.S., rose by 3% by Friday afternoon, while shares of uranium mining firms Uranium Energy (23%), Energy Fuels (17%), Cameco Corp. (9.5%) and Centrus Energy (22%) also spiked in value.

Nuclear energy stocks soared Friday after President Donald Trump signed executive orders attempting to speed up permitting for reactors and expand domestic enriched uranium production. Shares of Centrus Energy,