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What were the most-read ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Nuclear News stories, and what has ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Nuclear Association Director General Sama Bilbao y León picked out as her key moments of 2024? Read a month-by-month summary, and listen to the full podcast episode.

Former CEO of Asociacion Nuclear Asco-Vandellos, José Gago, is to succeed Tom Mitchell as chairman of the ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Association of Nuclear Operators when his six-year term ends in March. 

The ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) governing body has said it will continue to support all nuclear power plants so none become isolated from "industry interaction needed to support the highest levels of nuclear safety".

Ten industry associations have issued a communiqué calling on all OECD member states to set out clear plans for nuclear energy deployment. The document was released during the first day of the second Roadmaps to New Nuclear conference in Paris, organised by the OECD Nuclear ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Agency.

Emirates Nuclear ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Corporation has announced that the fourth unit of the Barakah Nuclear ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Plant has entered into commercial operation, with the company's CEO Mohamed Al Hammadi stressing the global nuclear industry's growth opportunity as demand soars for carbon-free energy, at ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Nuclear Symposium.

Kristine Madden, president of the International Youth Nuclear Congress, discusses the key challenges and opportunities for young nuclear professionals in the near future.

Leaders from across the European nuclear industry have published a manifesto outlining their priorities for the new European Commission. Nuclear energy, they note, plays a crucial role in providing the EU with secure and affordable energy.

Nuclear trade body Nucleareurope has highlighted the benefits of European-based hydrogen production from nuclear energy in a new position paper.

Representatives of the nuclear industry have issued a statement calling for Group of Seven (G7) governments to embrace nuclear deployment as a strategic priority, by maximising use of existing nuclear power plants and setting clear plans for further deployment that would fulfil the targets they set at COP28, to triple global nuclear capacity.

The Nuclear Industry Association has applied to the UK government for a justification decision for Newcleo's lead-cooled fast reactor, the LFR-AS-200. Such a decision is required for the operation of a new nuclear technology in the country.

A new international membership organisation - the Nuclear ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Maritime Organization - has been launched to bring together stakeholders involved in all aspects of floating nuclear power and nuclear mobility.

Alongside the declaration adopted by governments at the inaugural Nuclear ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Summit, held in Brussels on 21 March, global nuclear industry associations have set out the industry's commitment to supporting government objectives to expand nuclear energy capacity worldwide to achieve climate and energy security goals.