The world is increasingly looking at nuclear energy as a cleaner way of generating baseload power in this era of decarbonization. The balance of nuclear energy, renewables and fossil fuels has tilted in recent years, with innovations offering potential new options.
This session provides an overview of the status of the nuclear power industry, with a focus on the investments occurring in nuclear technologies and nuclear fuel supply chains in response to changing needs and geopolitical stress.
Agenda
Operating fleet performance and lifetime extension: existing global fleet, operational issues and lifetime extension trends, upgrade cycle
Policies, politics, and regulation: tax credits, government financing, licensing
New technologies: new reactor designs, new non-power uses, new finance models
New nuclear summary: global nuclear fleet, scenarios and AI demand
Nuclear fuel development: new fuels with potential to extend operating cycles, new fuel for advanced reactors and their supply chains, reprocessing spent fuel
Geopolitics and nuclear fuel supply chain: Sanctions, tariffs, coups and quotas
Nuclear waste and reprocessing: spent fuel management and new push to recycle
Uranium conversion, enrichment and fuel fabrication: tightening market, new investment
Latest developments: investors and governments funding next-generation nuclear and nuclear fuel supply chain capacity, politics are changing in Europe and US
Masterclass delivered by Associate Editorial Director, William Freebairn.
This session is available to members of the World Hydrogen Leaders Community - Our online training subscription product.
This masterclass includes:
An engaging virtual training session lasting 60 minutes
Interactive format with dedicated Q&A sections with the S&P Global expert
Flexible access from modern mobile and desktop devices
A certificate of attendance on completion of the session