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 the usual broad range of topics there were also two special full day programmes - one focused on end energy users and one on finance.
 

Making the most of existing nuclear plants will be vital if the challenge of tripling nuclear capacity by 2050 is to be met - and innovative approaches, including artificial intelligence tools, can help, according to panelists at World Nuclear Symposium.
 

The 2025 World Nuclear Symposium marked the 50th incarnation of an event which began in the earliest days of World Nuclear Association’s forerunner organisation the Uranium Institute, growing from a modest (in size, although not in ambition) 1976 gathering at the Institute of Electrical Engineers to this year’s event taking place over three days at the Royal Lancaster Hotel. 
 

The growing interest from institutional investors in the nuclear sector, and the issues surrounding developing suitable private financing options for new nuclear projects were in focus at World Nuclear Association's Finance Summit.
 

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 World Nuclear Association’s Energy Users Summit in London.
 

Microsoft has become the first of the global tech giants to join World Nuclear Association, underscoring the growing recognition of nuclear energy as an essential foundation for powering the digital economy and achieving ambitious climate goals, the Association said.
 

All the key findings from World Nuclear Performance Report 2025 - including the record amount of electricity generated by nuclear energy in 2024, how reactor performance changes as they age and which global region has dominated capacity growth in recent years.
 

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 World Nuclear Performance Report 2025.
 

The first World Nuclear Supply Chain conference, held in Poland, heard from a succession of senior figures discussing the opportunities, and challenges, emerging from the forecast large-scale growth of nuclear energy capacity.