The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2023 - Global Launch Event 06 December 2023

Co-Hosted by the German Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union

Date: Wednesday, 6 December 2023
Time: 15:00–17:00 Brussels Time (CET)
Language: English
Where: Thon Hotel EU, Rue de la Loi 75, 1040 Brussels or online via Zoom

The registration is closed.

The report 2023 is now available for download at: https://www.worldnuclearreport.org/-The-Annual-Reports-.html

Please download the slides.

There will be a diverse line-up of distinguished speakers:

Welcome
Claudia Detsch, Director of Competence Centre Just Climate, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Heinrich Böll Stiftung

Introduction
Jochen Ahlswede I Head of Directorate-General, Research and International Cooperation, Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE), Germany 

Global Overview
Mycle Schneider I WNISR Coordinator and Publisher, Paris, France

United States Focus
Tim Judson I Independent Consultant, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., WNISR Contributing Author

South Africa Focus
Hartmut Winkler I Prof., University of Johannesburg, South Africa, WNISR Contributing Author 

Special Focus: Nuclear Economics and Finance
Doug Koplow I Founding Director, Earth Track, Cambridge, U.S.A., WNISR Contributing Author 

Fukushima Status Report
Tatsujiro Suzuki I Prof., Nagasaki University, former Vice-Chair of Japan Atomic Energy Commission, Japan, WNISR Contributing Author

Decommissioning Status Report
Alexander James Wimmers I Research Associate, Berlin University of Technology (TU Berlin), Germany, WNISR Contributing Author

Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)
M.V. Ramana I Prof., University of British Columbia, Canada, WNISR Contributing Author

Moderation: Hughes Belin, Journalist

We are looking forward to your participation! 

Background

The annual World Nuclear Industry Status Report (WNISR) provides a comprehensive overview of nuclear power plant data, including information on operation, production, construction, and decommissioning. The WNISR assesses the status of newbuild programs in existing as well as in potential newcomer nuclear countries and looks at the status of Small Modular Reactor (SMR) development.
WNISR2023 contains a comprehensive special focus chapter on Nuclear Economics and Finance that assesses how persistent competitive pressures force the nuclear sector to rely on increasing state support. Further focus chapters include an expanded analysis of U.S. nuclear policy and the multiple new subsidy mechanisms as well as an assessment of the struggling South African nuclear program. The Fukushima Status Report provides an overview of ongoing onsite/offsite challenges of the 2011-disaster. The Decommissioning Status Report looks at the current situation of the now over 200 closed nuclear power

If you have any questions about the event, please contact Stephan.Thalhofer(at)fes.de .