The Net-Zero Nuclear (NZN) initiative, launched at COP28, has gained momentum in the industry, with more than 20 countries signing a Ministerial Declaration and over 130 nuclear energy and technology companies committing to the Industry Pledge to triple global nuclear energy capacity by 2050. This session will outline the ambition behind the NZN initiative and consider nuclear energy's contribution to broader net-zero targets.

Panelists will share their plans to expand nuclear capacity and discuss how the industry can turn policy commitments into nuclear energy production. The session will highlight opportunities to scale nuclear energy, address the multiple challenges and roadblocks the industry must overcome, and the shift in approach needed to realize this ambition. Attendees will gain a clear understanding of how the NZN pledge will shape future collaboration and accelerate the deployment of nuclear energy solutions on the path to net zero.

Panelists

  • Moderator: Sama Bilbao y León (Director General, World Nuclear Association)
  • Mike Goff (US DOE Acting Assistant Secretary of Nuclear Energy)
  • Jean-Luc Palayer (CEO, Orano USA)
  • Rob Whittleston (AECL, Director, Technology, Innovation & Commercialization)
  • Jhansi Kandasamy (INL Net Zero Director)

Discussion

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