New Jersey's newly signed Power New Jersey Act has ignited a nuclear stock showdown, positioning Westinghouse co-owners Cameco Corp.

(NYSE:CCJ) and Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

(NYSE:BAM) to lead a buildout the state estimates could cost roughly $24 billion — leaving small modular reactor startups on the outside looking in.

Betting on Shovel-Ready Infrastructure Gov.

Mikie Sherrill (D) signed the historic legislation Monday following unanimous votes in the state Assembly and Senate.