What were the most-read World Nuclear News stories, and what has World Nuclear Association Director General Sama Bilbao y León picked out as her key moments of 2024? See below, and listen to the full podcast episode for what to watch out for in 2025:

Did the COP29 climate conference achieve its goals? What role did nuclear energy play in the event? Why was so much focus already turning to COP30, which is due to take place in Brazil in 2025?

Station Director of Heysham 2 Martin Cheetham on the uniqueness of the UK's fleet of advanced gas-cooled reactors, the prospect of a life extension and a possible future with small modular reactors.

A special edition focusing on Microsoft, Google and Amazon announcing deals which will see them using nuclear energy in the coming years.

Former President and CEO of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Rumina Velshi, current strategic advisor to Torys LLP and a lecturer and mentor at World Nuclear University's Summer Institute, says that learning from people in other countries can accelerate the journey to becoming nuclear leaders.

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.

As the world transitions to a low-carbon future, nuclear energy is gaining renewed recognition as an essential part of the energy mix. The urgency to decarbonise global economies, meet net-zero targets, and ensure energy security has placed nuclear power at the forefront of energy policy discussions. Here, Vakisasai Ramany, senior vice president International Nuclear Development, EDF, says the right industrial capacities and supply chains must be in place.

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