Highlights from the 2026 World Nuclear Symposium

More than 1,300 people from 65 countries gathered in London for the 2026 World Nuclear Symposium. There was a packed programme of discussions, panels and networking, as well as a one-day summit focused on financing nuclear. The World Nuclear News team were there and have put together a report on the symposium's proceedings. People featured, in order of appearance: Sama Bilbao y León, Director General, World Nuclear Association Mark Muldowney, MD, Energy, Resources and Infrastructure, BNP Paribas Alejandro López Delgado, Managing Director, Infrastructure, La Caisse Grant Isaac, President and Chief Operating Officer, Cameco Lucia Tian, Director of Advanced Energy Technologies, Google Amir Adnani, President and CEO of Uranium Energy Corp Toru Matsuda, General Manager, Nuclear Fuel Contracts, Kansai Electric Power Co Scott Moe, Premier of Saskatchewan Dastan Kosherbayev, Chief Strategy and International Development Officer, Kazatomprom  Chris Frankland, Director of Sales and Marketing, Nuclear Fuels Corporation, General Atomics Jason Murphy, VP of Nuclear Fuels, Constellation Stephen Long, CEO, Global Laser Enrichment Tuomas Rantala, Head of Fuel Unit, TVO Cecile Evans, Chair of UFMWG and Marketing Director, Back-end and New Nuclear Activities, Orano Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe, President of the Council, Togo Arsenio Antonio Domínguez Velasco, Secretary General, International Maritime Organization Mikal Bøe, CEO, Core Power John Fingleton, head of the UK's Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce Ma Yuanhua, President, State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation Polina Lion, Chief Sustainability Officer, Rosatom Tim Gitzel, President and CEO, Cameco Key links to find out more: World Nuclear News World Nuclear Symposium Uranium companies see new chapter for the market Summit hears of surging interest in investing in nuclear projects Tips from China's 56-month nuclear construction schedule Africa must be part of global nuclear renaissance, says Togolese leader Email newsletter: Sign up to the World Nuclear News daily or weekly news round-ups Contact info: [email protected] Episode credit:  Presenter Alex Hunt. Co-produced and mixed by Pixelkisser Production