My No. 1 Nuclear Dividend Stock to Buy and Hold for the Next 10 Years

2026-01-15 07:30:00 ET

Energy demand is increasing, mainly driven by artificial intelligence (AI). According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), data centers currently consume around 1.5% of all electricity produced globally in 2025. The IEA's projection is for that rate to at least double to 3% by 2030.

And nuclear energy , especially small modular reactors (SMRs), is increasingly seen as the solution to that energy problem. Perhaps that's why the U.S. Department of Energy has committed to tripling the nation's nuclear output by the middle of the century.

Any investment in energy infrastructure is going to take years if not decades to play out, and that's what makes it such an attractive option as a dividend play. One of the best options for both share price and dividend growth is BWX Technologies (NYSE: BWXT) .

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