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The 2025 ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Nuclear Symposium marked a historic milestone: the 50th edition of the flagship gathering of the global nuclear industry. Held in London, the event brought together leaders from government, industry, finance, and technology under the theme Energizing the Future Now. ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Nuclear Association Director General Sama Bilbao y León reflects on the main messages from the discussions.
 

An agreement to expand the proposed new nuclear plant in Uzbekistan to include two gigawatt units and two RITM-200N small modular reactors was signed at the ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Atomic Week International Forum held in Moscow.
 

More than 1,100 people gathered in London for the 50th ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Nuclear Symposium, taking part in a packed programme of discussions, panels and networking. In addition to the usual broad range of topics there were also two special full day programmes - one focused on end energy users and one on finance.
 

In the budget bill for 2026, the Swedish government has proposed a financial framework for companies seeking government loans to fund the construction of new nuclear power projects.
 

Nine industry associations participating in the Roadmaps to New Nuclear high-level conference in Paris, have called on governments to take action to bolster energy security and address the rising global need for reliable, clean electricity.
 

The European Union's General Court has dismissed Austria's attempt to annul the European Commission's inclusion of certain gas and nuclear activities in its list of officially approved "green" investments.
 

The European Court of Justice has backed Austria's appeal against Hungary's state aid for the construction of the Paks II nuclear power plant and said the European Commission "should have ascertained" whether the direct award of a contract "complies with EU public procurement rules".
 

South Africa has plans for 10 GW of new nuclear energy capacity and to restart its pebble bed modular reactor programme as well as re-establishing the full nuclear fuel cycle in the country, a ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Nuclear Symposium discussion on growing nuclear capacity across Africa heard.
 

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has traditionally only invested in safety-related nuclear projects, but "views are evolving" and investments in small modular and advanced reactors could follow, a conference has heard.
 

Nuclear power is at the forefront of the UK government's acceleration to net-zero, Lee McDonough, Director General, Net Zero, Nuclear and International at the Department for ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Security and Net Zero told ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Nuclear Symposium 50 in London on Thursday.

Large energy consumers are teaming up with the nuclear industry to develop energy clusters on private grids in what could be a mutually beneficial model, delegates heard at ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Nuclear Association’s ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Users Summit in London.
 

Nuclear reactors worldwide generated 2667 TWh of electricity in 2024, beating the previous record of 2660 TWh which was set back in 2006, according to ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Nuclear Performance Report 2025.