India's plans for rapid nuclear energy expansion
There have been a raft of announcements from India in February relating to new nuclear energy capacity. Retired diplomat, author and distinguished fellow of the Vivekananda International Foundation, A...
27 Helmi 202532min
The international forum helping make advanced reactors a reality
An agreement has been concluded to renew the Generation IV International Forum, which aims to build on its first 25 years of sharing research and development on innovative nuclear reactor designs. In ...
29 Tammi 202529min
What were the big nuclear energy stories of 2024? What to watch out for in 2025...
The World Nuclear News team looks back over the most read articles in 2024 - with topics including tech giants turning to nuclear energy for data centres, nuclear battery innovations, the uranium mark...
23 Joulu 202438min
What happened with nuclear energy at COP29?
The COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, was the latest global gathering aiming to agree measures to tackle climate change. Jonathan Cobb, senior programme lead, climate, at World Nuclear Ass...
29 Marras 202434min
What next for the UK's record-breaking Heysham 2 nuclear power plant?
Martin Cheetham is the station director of the EDF-run Heysham 2 nuclear power plant on the Lancashire coast in northwest England. It has two advanced gas-cooled reactors which were first connected to...
11 Marras 202422min
Why are Microsoft, Google and Amazon choosing nuclear energy?
Global tech giants Microsoft, Google and Amazon have all announced deals which will see them using nuclear energy in the coming years. In this edition we outline what has been announced, why, and also...
23 Loka 202422min
Financiers back idea of nuclear expansion, but what are the challenges?
A group of 14 global financial institutions have expressed their support for the call to triple nuclear energy capacity by 2050. Their message, during New York Climate Week, stated their recognition t...
24 Syys 202433min
World Nuclear Performance Report, plus The Nuclear Company
Total nuclear electricity generation rose in 2023 despite a small drop in overall capacity, according to World Nuclear Performance Report 2024. In this episode, lead author Jonathan Cobb, senior progr...
5 Syys 202438min
