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Podcast: World Nuclear Outlook Report's key findings
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.
 

Friday, 11 September 2026
Orano CEO's confident bet on Mongolian production
Orano CEO's confident bet on Mongolian production
The CEO of French fuel cycle company Orano says he expects the company will be producing "multi-million pounds" of uranium per year from its operations in Mongolia by the end of the decade, as senior leaders discussed advances in the entire nuclear value chain at World Nuclear Symposium 2026.
 
Corporate · Thursday, 10 September 2026
Norman Foster says nuclear is key for 'Electrical Revolution'
Norman Foster says nuclear is key for 'Electrical Revolution'
Architect Norman Foster says 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".
 
Nuclear Policies · Thursday, 10 September 2026
Summit hears of surging interest in investing in nuclear projects
Summit hears of surging interest in investing in nuclear projects
The growing interest in investing in nuclear energy, and how to ensure projects are structured to attract it, were key themes at the World Nuclear Symposium Finance Summit, which was also told that financiers feel like they are missing out if they haven't done nuclear deals.
 
Nuclear Policies · Wednesday, 9 September 2026
Guide aims to 'unlock mainstream finance' for nuclear
Guide aims to 'unlock mainstream finance' for nuclear
The World Nuclear Investment Guide sets out the value nuclear provides to energy systems, as well as providing practical guidance and checklists for governments and project teams and proposed developer and investment models.
 
Nuclear Policies · Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Fresh record set for nuclear generation in 2025
Fresh record set for nuclear generation in 2025
Nuclear reactors worldwide generated 2,702 TWh of electricity in 2025, beating the previous year's record of 2,667 TWh, according to the World Nuclear Outlook Report, which also calculates that if all national nuclear targets were achieved, total capacity would more than triple by 2050.
 
Nuclear Policies · Monday, 7 September 2026
Podcast: Why is the World Nuclear Investment Guide needed?
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
Investment guide targets nuclear's USD6 trillion challenge
Investment guide targets nuclear's USD6 trillion challenge
Annual investment in nuclear energy needs to triple to USD250 billion a year to meet projections of a more than tripling of capacity by 2050, according to figures in the inaugural World Nuclear Investment Guide.
 
Nuclear Policies · Wednesday, 29 July 2026
National targets for new nuclear 'far exceed a tripling of global capacity'
National targets for new nuclear 'far exceed a tripling of global capacity'
Global generating capacity could reach 1,446 GWe by 2050 if governments hit their targets for new nuclear, far exceeding the 1,200 GWe goal set in the Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy, according to a new World Nuclear Association report.
 
Nuclear Policies · Tuesday, 20 January 2026
In quotes: What to watch out for in 2026
In quotes: What to watch out for in 2026
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.
 
Podcasts & Features · Thursday, 1 January 2026
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