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Podcast - Norman Foster's symposium speech on nuclear energy

Internationally-renowned architect Lord Norman Foster was one of the key speakers at World Nuclear Symposium in London. In his speech he said that nuclear's ability to provide a "vast amount of power" with "a tiny imprint" means that micro-modular power units should be being produced at "industrial-scale, like jet engines" with the potential to autonomously power new developments and move beyond the "obsolete idea of a grid".

Thursday, 17 September 2026

Podcast: World Nuclear Outlook Report's key findings

The World Nuclear Outlook Report outlines a record year for nuclear energy generation in 2025, highlights where that growth is coming from, assesses the progress towards ambitious future capacity goals, and also makes policy recommendations to help achieve them. Its author, Jonathan Cobb, joined the World Nuclear News podcast to discuss its findings in depth.

Podcasts & Features · Friday, 11 September 2026

Viewpoint: Fusion's lessons from fission, as commercial deployments approach

The prospect of fusion power plants is coming closer. But what are the lessons fusion can learn from nuclear fission in areas such as regulation, planning, public approval and finance? Ahead of the UK Fusion Forum, Tris Denton, UK Director of the Fusion Industry Association, considers the issues.

Podcasts & Features · Friday, 4 September 2026

Podcast: The intersection of economics and policy - how price reporting informs the fuel cycle

Anna Bryndza, Executive Vice President for International at nuclear industry market research and analysis company UxC, talked to World Nuclear News about the key role the company's work reporting prices for uranium has in the world nuclear fuel cycle, and why we need to listen to market signals - as well as learn from past experience - to make sure new fuel cycle capacity is in place when it's needed.

Podcasts & Features · Thursday, 13 August 2026

Podcast: Why is the World Nuclear Investment Guide needed?

Leaders from the nuclear and finance sectors came together to help put together the inaugural World Nuclear Investment Guide. The goal is to demystify nuclear energy and make it seen as "just another infrastructure class".

Podcasts & Features · Friday, 31 July 2026

Viewpoint: IAEA's non-proliferation safeguards and industry's role

This year the International Atomic Energy Agency's Symposium on International Safeguards will have its own dedicated evening to showcase how the nuclear industry works with IAEA Safeguards. There will also be a training day on the application of safeguards to new nuclear reactor designs and technologies, writes Kristine Madden, IAEA Safeguards Evaluator.

Podcasts & Features · Friday, 24 July 2026

Podcast: The US's historic Hanford site, and accelerated decommissioning

Sites being decommissioned - such as the Hanford one, which dates back to the Manhattan Project in the 1940s - have historically been seen as liabilities. But should they be more recognised for their future value?

Podcasts & Features · Thursday, 16 July 2026

Podcast: Urenco expansion plans to fuel nuclear growth

Laurent Odeh, chief commercial officer for Urenco, outlines the uranium enrichment and nuclear fuel services company's capacity expansion plans as it responds to a record order book.

Podcasts & Features · Wednesday, 17 June 2026

Podcast: Sustainability and the UK's Low Level Waste Repository

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.

Podcasts & Features · Friday, 22 May 2026

Podcast: Will Spain rethink nuclear energy phase-out plan?

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.

Podcasts & Features · Wednesday, 6 May 2026