Co-chaired by the Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander De Croo and the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, the Nuclear Energy Summit was the highest-level meeting to date exclusively focused on the topic of nuclear energy. The Summit came in the wake of the historic inclusion of nuclear energy in the Global Stock take agreed at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) December 2023, which called for accelerating its deployment along with other low carbon energy sources.
The Summit comes in the wake of the historic inclusion of nuclear energy in the Global Stock take agreed at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) December2023, which called for accelerating its deployment along with other low carbon energy sources. Panels and discussions among Heads of State and Government of participating countries and experts will focus on how innovation is enhancing the competitiveness, usability, and sustainability of nuclear power as well as opportunities and challenges in establishing a level playing field for funding and financing nuclear power projects.
Terra Praxis is also a signatory to The NGO Declaration on the Future of Nuclear Energy, joining 20 NGOs from around the globe jointly calling for the efficient and responsible expansion of nuclear energy.
“We stand with our allies in advancing safe, secure, and efficient scaling of nuclear energy. With this consensus we can take on the real challenges of designing and implementing innovations at the speed and scale required to meet decarbonization targets,” said Eric Ingersoll. “We need to shift from bespoke nuclear ‘projects’ to ‘products’: manufactured reactors, licensed at the factory, and rapidly deployed, with predictable costs that make advanced nuclear cost-competitive and more attractive than burning fossil fuels.”
Panels and discussions among Heads of State and Government of participating countries and experts focused on how innovation is enhancing the competitiveness, usability, and sustainability of nuclear power as well as opportunities and challenges in establishing a level playing field for funding and financing nuclear power projects.
Sessions and speakers included:
RELEVANT FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DEPLOYMENT OF NEW, OR PROLOGATION OF EXISTING, NUCLEAR CAPACITY. GLOBAL, REGIONAL & NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Moderators: Mr Chris Burns, Journalist & TV Anchor & Ms Martina Fuchs, Business Correspondent, Xinhua News Agency
Panelists:
- Ms. Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy
- Mr. Gerben Dijksterhuis, President of the Group of European Municipalities with Nuclear Facilities (GMF) and Mayor of Borssele
- Ms. Melanie Nakagawa, Corporate Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Microsoft
- HE Ms Tinne Van der Straeten, Minister of Energy, Belgium
- HE Mr Rumen Radev, Minister of Energy, Bulgaria
- HE Mr Csaba Lantos, Minister of Energy, Hungary
- Mr. LIU Jing, Vice Chairman, China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA)
- Ms. Geraldine Richmond, Under Secretary for Science and Innovation at the Department of Energy (DOE), United States of America
- Mr. Amged El-Wakeel, Chairman, Nuclear Power Plants Authority, Egypt
ADVANCEMENTS IN NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION
Moderator: Mr. Jeff Donovan, IAEA
Panelists:
- Mr. Pietro Barabaschi, Director General, ITER
- Mr. Shudong CAO, Vice President, CNNC
- Ms. Kathryn Huff, Assistant Secretary, Office of Nuclear Energy, United States of America
- Mr. Han Gyu JOO, President, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI)
- Mr. Luc Rémont, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Électricité de France (EDF)
- Ms. Melanie Windridge, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Fusion Energy Insights
INNOVATION THROUGHOUT THE NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND THE LIFE CYCLE OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES
Moderator: Ms. Jessica Johnson, Communication & Advocacy Director, nucleareurope
Panelists:
- Mr. Peter Baeten, Director General, Belgian Nuclear Research Center (SCK-CEN)
- Mr. Tim Gitzel, President and Chief Executive Officer, CAMECO
- Ms. Tiina Jalonen, Senior Vice President, Posiva Oy
- Mr. Masanori Koguchi, President, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
- Ms. Laurence Piketty, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
ESTABLISHING A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR FINANCING NUCLEAR POWER
Moderator: Ms. Maria G. Korsnick, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
Panelists:
- HE Mr Jozef Sikela, Minister of Industry and Trade, Czech Republic
- Mr. Ernest Moniz, Chief Executive Officer, Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI)
- Mr. Thomas Östros, Vice-President, European Investment Bank
- Mr. Charles Oppenheimer, Founder of the Oppenheimer Project and Chief Executive Officer, Oppenheimer Energy Ventures
- Ms. Ines Rocha, Managing Director Impact & Partnerships, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
- Ms. Jaana Isotalo, Senior Vice President, HR & Communication, Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO)
- Mr. Fernando Cubillos, Manager of New Business, CAF - Development Bank of Latin America
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At the midst of the Summit, a declaration on the future of nuclear energy was signed by NGOs, including Terra Praxis:
A declaration by industry was also adopted »