The UK's Low Level Waste Repository is nearing its 70th birthday and is probably the world's oldest operating facility of its kind. During that time things have changed from a "tip and tumble" typical landfill disposal system, to an approach with containerised waste and engineered vaults.
 

Nuclear generates about a fifth of Spain's electricity, but the plan is to close all its power reactors by 2035. A number of countries have had second thoughts on phasing out their nuclear capacity - will Spain also do so? In this episode Marta Ugalde, President of Spanish Nuclear Industry Forum Foro Nuclear, outlines the current situation.
 

China is leading the way in building new nuclear energy capacity but what are the plans for the future? François Morin, China Director at World Nuclear Association, sets out the scale of the country's ambitions.
 

How long should it take from signing a contract to first concrete, to completion, for a new nuclear power plant? And what needs to be done to ensure that funding is unlocked for new units? Those are just two of the topics covered by Assystem's Deputy CEO Stéphane Aubarbier.
 

What are the main priorities, the key events and the likely big developments in new nuclear capacity in 2026? Here’s an edited transcript of World Nuclear Association Director General Sama Bilbao y León's World Nuclear News podcast interview.
 

What was achieved at COP30 - the 30th UN Climate Change Conference, held in Belém, Brazil - and what role did nuclear energy play? Here's an assessment from Jonathan Cobb, World Nuclear Association Senior Programme Lead, Climate.
 

Johan Svenningsson is Country Chairman and CEO of Uniper Sweden, as well as being vice chairman and chairman-elect of World Nuclear Association.
 

If global nuclear energy capacity is to at least triple by 2050 there needs to be huge investment - potentially USD250 billion a year for 25 years. So how will it be financed, and what are the opportunities and challenges for financiers wanting to get involved?
 

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.