** Shares of nuclear power firms jump premarket after U.S. President Donald Trump issued a flurry of orders intended to boost energy production after his inauguration on Monday
** Chris Wright, Trump's pick to head the U.S. Energy Department, said he would prioritize U.S. oil and gas, and nuclear power production last week
** Wright supports some fossil fuel alternatives such as small nuclear power reactors, which are not yet commercially available
** Vistra rises 5.9%, NuScale Power up 6.3% and Nano Nuclear Energy gains 6.3%
** Constellation Energy up 1.7%, Centrus Energy
up 2.9%
** Wright is currently CEO of oilfield service company Liberty Energy , which is up 3.9%
** He is also a director at Sam Altman-backed nuclear startup Oklo Inc , which is up 6%
** Trump declared a national energy emergency; picks for his cabinet are expected to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate this week
(Reporting by Medha Singh)
((medha.singh@thomsonreuters.com))
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