What were the big nuclear energy stories of 2025? What to watch out for in 2026...

About this episode

The episode reviews the major nuclear energy stories of 2025 and discusses key themes for 2026.

The World Nuclear News team looks back over the most read articles in 2025 - with topics including Canada's ground-breaking SMR project, the 50th World Nuclear Symposium, the eventual signing of a contract for the Czech new nuclear project, China's SMR completing cold testing, and the drone damage to Chernobyl's New Safe Confinement. Then World Nuclear Association Director General Sama Bilbao y León picks out the key themes of the year, noting the fast-growing interest from the financial sect...

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Host: World Nuclear News

Guest: Sama Bilbao y León

Topics covered

• nuclear energy
• SMR projects
• Chernobyl
• World Nuclear Symposium
• financial interest in nuclear
• nuclear contracts
• energy news

Keywords

• nuclear energy
• SMR
• Chernobyl
• World Nuclear Symposium
• Canada
• Czech nuclear project
• financial interest

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Places: Canada, Czech, Chernobyl

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