On paper, there are several intriguing reasons to give uranium stocks a closer look. There are 57 nuclear reactors under construction today — including 20 in China — with many more in the planning process. Japan, which had 54 reactors operating before the Fukushima disaster, is slowly bringing its fleet back online. Although there are only three reactors operating in the island nation today, another 23 have filed applications to initiate the restart process.