A two-day Scientific Forum focused on ‘Nuclear Power and the Clean Energy Transition’. The Forum featured experts, government representatives and international organization representatives and academics, who spoke about how nuclear power can contribute to climate change goals and play a role in the clean energy transition.

Nuclear has been left largely behind by booming demand for clean energy over the past decade.

A key result that also emerges from our work is that electricity markets must be modernised because existing market structures make investment in any unsubsidised low-carbon technology very difficult.

Rosatom's 10-year portfolio of overseas orders has a value of about USD140 billion and includes, among others, 36 new units at various stages of implementation in 12 countries.

“Radiant is developing the first power generation system that can go anywhere,” company co-founder Doug Bernauer told

Russia has 36 nuclear power units in operation and three new ones under construction. In March, Russia's Ministry for Economic Development published a draft strategy for low-carbon development to 2050. The strategy's basic scenario would see nuclear output grow from 203 TWh in 2017 to 225 TWh in 2030 and 260 TWh in 2050. State nuclear corporation Rosatom's foreign orders include 36 units, which are at various stages of implementation.

UAE strategy targets an energy mix of 44% renewables, 38% gas, 12% clean coal, and 6% nuclear.

Proponents of nuclear say as a low-carbon power source it could be vital in helping countries meet climate targets

Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate has just commissioned a study that argues that atomic energy can be a serious option in addition to wind and solar energy.

Innovation is accelerating the development and commercialisation of small modular reactors opening up additional applications for nuclear energy.

There are three basic reasons why nuclear power is "critical" to the world meeting its energy and climate goals, said International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol.

The latest IAEA annual projections show that nuclear power will continue to play a key role in the world’s low-carbon energy mix, with global nuclear electrical capacity seen nearly doubling by 2050 in our high case scenario. Climate change mitigation remains a key potential driver for maintaining and expanding the use of nuclear power.

In tandem with renewable energy, the flexibility of nuclear will enable the transition to a cleaner world and a stronger global economy.

In tandem with renewable energy, the flexibility of nuclear will enable the transition to a cleaner world and a stronger global economy.

IAEA analysts expect an increase of global nuclear electrical generating capacity by 82% to 715 gigawatts.