Korea's leading firms are fortifying investments in their nuclear power businesses, propelled by the rapidly elevated standing of the long-shunned power source at the recent Korea-U.S. summit, according to market watchers, Wednesday. During their three-day summit, Presidents Yoon Suk-yeol and Joe Biden reaffirmed their commitment to the development and advancement of a cheaper, affordable and stable source of energy, alongside strengthened overall cooperation in semiconductor and battery manufacturing. The new priority of the joint economic alliance underscores the rare momentum for both countries, a sign many firms characterize as a stable corporate growth opportunity to overcome years of setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Also anchoring the optimism are new energy policy directives by the Yoon administration to scrap the nuclear phase-out policy of the ...