Nuclear Industry Welcomes Support of Countries at Brussels Nuclear Energy Summit 2024 (21 March 2024)
In Brussels at the Nuclear Energy Summit 2024, hosted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Belgium government, World Nuclear Association, along with national and regional nuclear industry associations (Canadian Nuclear Association, Japan Atomic Industrial Forum, Korea Atomic Industrial Forum, Nuclear Energy Institute, nucleareurope, and Nuclear Industry Association) have issued an Industry Statement. The statement sets out the global nuclear industry’s commitment to supporting government objectives to expand nuclear energy capacity worldwide to achieve climate and energy security goals.
International Women’s Day: World Nuclear Association signs agreement (Issued 8 March 2024)
To mark International Women’s Day (IWD), World Nuclear Association has signed an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) by which the Association will help the IAEA to find suitable industry internship opportunities for women undertaking the Marie Sklodowska Curie and Lise Meitner fellowship programmes.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
COP28 agreement recognizes accelerating nuclear energy as part of the solution (13 December 2023)
Accelerating nuclear energy has been recognized as a means to achieve ‘deep, rapid and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions’ in the Global Stocktake agreed today at COP28.
Net Zero Nuclear Industry Pledge sets goal for tripling of nuclear energy by 2050 (5 Dec 2023)
The Net Zero Nuclear Industry Pledge, endorsed by 120 companies, was launched today, in an event held as part of the COP28 Presidency Thematic Program, in Dubai.
Landmark Ministerial Declaration puts nuclear energy at the heart of action on climate change
A historic Ministerial Declaration signed today at the COP28 UN climate change conference in Dubai by more than twenty countries sets a clear goal of tripling global nuclear energy capacity by 2050.