The supply chain must prepare itself both locally and globally for the expected rapid growth in nuclear generating capacity, delegates heard at the first conference organised by World Nuclear Association to bring participants in the sector together.

It is a time of great opportunity for nuclear - but fuel cycle players must work together to seize the moment and make sure the fuel cycle is ready to support a global tripling of nuclear energy. This was the message from the opening session of the World Nuclear Fuel Cycle 2025 conference.

India is planning to expand nuclear capacity from 7 GW to 100 GW by 2047, with legislative changes, international partnerships and development of indigenous technology all set to play their part.

What are the main priorities, the key events and the likely big developments in new nuclear capacity in 2025? Here's an edited transcript of World Nuclear Association Director General Sama Bilbao y León's World Nuclear News podcast interview.

At the COP29 UN climate change conference taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan, six more countries - El Salvador, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Nigeria and Turkey - have added their support for the tripling of global nuclear energy capacity by 2050.

A finance-focused edition examines the significance of the declaration of support by 14 international banks for the goal of tripling nuclear capacity - and also hears from some of the key decision-makers about the challenges for private finance in new nuclear, and their ideas for smoothing that path.

The nuclear supply chain will need to expand and innovate in order to facilitate the tripling of nuclear capacity by 2050, panellists agreed during a session at World Nuclear Symposium 2024. However, they said an environment needs to be created where companies are confident about investing in the sector.

World Nuclear Association Director General Sama Bilbao y León says the annual gathering of the nuclear sector showed the clear opportunities for the industry.