Global Launch of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2025 (WNISR2025), 22 September 2025
Michael J Keegan
Dear No Nuke Community,
Thank you Mycle Schneider and Angela Bischoff for sending our way.
Mycle Schneider <my...@worldnuclearreport.org>
Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
To: Mycle Schneider <my...@worldnuclearreport.org>
Subject: INVITATION: Global Launch of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2025 (WNISR2025), 22 September 2025
Paris, Rome, 15 September 2025
Dear Madam, Sir,
you are cordially invited to joint the following event:
Global Launch
of
The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2025
Co-Hosted by Kyoto Club, the German Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE), Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, and Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
at Spazio Europa, Rome, jointly operated by the European Parliament and the European Commission
Date
Monday, 22 September 2025
Time
10:00–12:30 (CET)
(Welcome coffee and registrations start at 9:30)
Location
📍Spazio Europa
Via Quattro Novembre, 149
00187 Rome
Italy
Language
🗣 English and Italian, with simultaneous translation
➡️ To attend in person, please register here
The event will be live-streamed on YouTube here
Note: The full 589-page report will be available for free download as of 22 September 2025 at 10:00 CET here
There will be a diverse lineup of distinguished speakers from seven countries.
PROGRAM
Chaired by ELENA COMELLI, Independent Journalist
➣ Welcome: BENJAMIN FISHMAN | Heinrich Böll Stiftung Paris, France
➣ General Introduction: LETIZIA MAGALDI | President, Kyoto Club, Rome, Italy
➣ Topical Introduction: JOCHEN AHLSWEDE | Head of Directorate-General, Research and Long-term Documentation German Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE)
Presentation WNISR2025
➤ Global Overview
MYCLE SCHNEIDER | Independent Analysist, Paris, France; WNISR Coordinator and Publisher
➤ South Africa & Potential Newcomer Countries in Africa
HARTMUT WINKLER | Prof, University of Johannesburg, South Africa; WNISR Contributing Author (via Zoom)
➤ Russia, Ukraine & Russia Nuclear Interdependencies
DMITRY GORCHAKOV | Nuclear Advisor, Bellona Foundation, Vilnius, Lithuania; WNISR Contributing Author
➤ Fukushima Status Report and Japan Focus
TATSUJIRO SUZUKI | President, Peace Depot, Visiting Prof, Nagasaki University, Japan; WNISR Contributing Author (via Zoom)
➤ Decommissioning Status Report
ALEXANDER WIMMERS | Research Associate, Berlin University of Technology, Germany; WNISR Contributing Author
➤ Challenges of Integrating Nuclear Power into the Energy System - Nuclear Power vs. Renewable Energy Deployment
RUGGERO SCHLEICHER-TAPPESER | Independent Consultant and Writer, Berlin, Germany; WNISR Contributing Author
Q & A
➣ Conclusions : LETIZIA MAGALDI
Note: the event will prioritize questions from media representatives; however a public event with a similar program will also be held in the afternoon, at the same location (see full program attached).
Background. The annual World Nuclear Industry Status Report (WNISR) is the go-to source for reliable, fact-based information on the nuclear industry. It provides a comprehensive overview of nuclear power plant data, including information on age, operation, production, and construction of reactors. In addition, the WNISR2025 assesses in an in-depth focus chapter the Challenges of Integrating Nuclear Power into the Energy System, a compatibility analysis of nuclear energy with modern renewables-based electricity systems, complemented by a comparative analysis of Nuclear Power vs. Renewable Energy Deployment. Solar plus storage increasingly emerges as a major game changer. A chapter on Russian Nuclear Interdependencies looks not only into supplies from Russia but also into western industries’ dependence on Russia as a client for their products. The state of development—less advanced than generally thought—of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) is subject to a dedicated chapter. Most of the Potential Nuclear Newcomer Countries assessed—including Italy—are in very early stages of planning. The Fukushima Status Report evaluates persistent onsite and offsite challenges 14 years after the disaster began. The Decommissioning Status Report provides an overview of the current situation of the 218 closed reactors in the world (only nine have been released as greenfield sites). Overall, the industrial reality of the global nuclear sector that sees most of the indicators in decline is very different from public perception.
We are looking forward to your participation!
Best regards,
Mycle Schneider
WNISR Coordinator and Publisher
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