World Nuclear News

Norman Foster's symposium speech putting case for nuclear

In this bonus episode, hear the full speech at World Nuclear Symposium in London from internationally renowned architect Lord Norman Foster. In it he says that nuclear&ap

A new record year for nuclear energy, are tripling capacity plans on track?

Nuclear reactors worldwide generated 2702 TWh of electricity in 2025, beating the previous year's record of 2667 TWh, according to the newly published World Nuclear

UxC's Anna Bryndza on uranium price reporting

Anna Bryndza is Executive Vice President for International at nuclear industry market research and analysis company UxC, which plays a key role in the nuclear fuel cycle

The first World Nuclear Investment Guide unveiled

The inaugural World Nuclear Investment Guide aims to set out how governments, industry and financial institutions can create the conditions for the huge scale of investme

The US's historic Hanford site, and accelerated decommissioning

The Hanford site in the US has a history dating back to the 1940s when it was established as part of the Manhattan Project. Plutonium was produced at the site, with the l

Urenco scaling up capacity to meet rising nuclear fuel demand

Urenco's chief commercial officer Laurent Odeh joins us and outlines how the leading uranium enrichment company is expanding its operations in the US, the Netherland

Sustainability and the UK's low level waste repository

The UK’s Low Level Waste Repository in Cumbria in the North West of England has been operating for nearly seven decades, so probably for longer than any other such facili

Will Spain rethink nuclear energy phase-out plan?

A decision is expected later this year by the Spanish government on whether to award a three-year reprieve to Almaraz nuclear power plant's units 1 and 2. They are c

China's nuclear energy ambitions

China has been racing ahead in terms of new nuclear capacity and new nuclear developments in recent years, and there are big plans ahead, most recently set out in the cou

What should be the target time to build a new nuclear plant?

How long should it take from signing a contract to first concrete, to completion, for a new nuclear power plant? And what needs to be done to ensure the funding can be un

What were the big nuclear energy stories of 2025? What to watch out for in 2026...

The World Nuclear News team looks back over the most read articles in 2025 - with topics including Canada's ground-breaking SMR project, the 50th World Nuclear Sympo

What happened with nuclear energy at COP30? Plus Myriad Uranium's Thomas Lamb

Nuclear energy is now widely seen as one part of the solution to reducing carbon emissions. But how much of a profile did it get at COP30 - the 30th UN Climate Change Con

Johan Svenningsson on Sweden's ‘Nuclear 2.0’, and his World Nuclear Association role

Johan Svenningsson is Country Chairman and CEO of Uniper Sweden as well as being vice chairman and chairman-elect of World Nuclear Association. In this edition, Svenning

Financing new nuclear energy projects

If global nuclear energy capacity is to at least triple by 2050 it is going to need huge, huge investment - estimates suggest $250billion a year for 25 years. So how will

World Nuclear Fuel Report and World Nuclear Symposium

More than 1,100 people gathered in London for the 50th World Nuclear Symposium, taking part in a packed programme of discussions, panels and networking. In addition to th

Nuclear energy sets new record for electricity generation

Nuclear reactors worldwide generated 2667 TWh of electricity in 2024, beating the previous record high of 2660 TWh which was set back in 2006, according to World Nuclear

Interviews: Amentum's Andy White plus GLE's Nima Ashkeboussi

Andy White, senior vice president of Energy and Environment International for Amentum, talks about his background and the work Amentum is doing in the UK and across Europ

Energy lawyer Vince Zabielski + Sizewell C gets go-ahead

Nuclear energy lawyer Vince Zabielski, partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, has advised on numerous nuclear energy projects across the world, including the UAE nuc

The World Bank can now support nuclear energy

The World Bank has announced that it is no longer going to be excluding nuclear energy-related projects from its lending criteria. In this episode you can hear how World

The inaugural World Nuclear Supply Chain conference

There are big expectations for large-scale growth in nuclear energy capacity over the coming years.  That's good news for established technology providers and their