City & Financial Global is pleased to announce that its New Nuclear in the UK and Europe Summit, chaired by Dr Tim Stone CBE, Chair of the Nuclear Industry Association and of Nuclear Risk Insurers, will be held in London on 23 June 2022.

Key discussion themes

  • Nuclear as part of the UK’s revised energy strategy
  • Is nuclear essential for achieving net zero in the UK? What should the nuclear sector look like in 2050 and how do we get there?
  • Progress with current large-scale nuclear projects in the UK – Hinckley Point C and Sizewell C – and prospects for other new projects, including Wylfa
  • Financing new nuclear – the Nuclear Energy Financing Bill and the Regulated Asset Base Model and attracting private sector investment
  • Plans for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in the UK, including manufacturing, the supply chain and siting
  • Update on the Advanced Modular Reactors and the scope for using them to produce hydrogen, industrial scale heat, as well as electricity
  • Prospects for new nuclear in Europe under the EU’s Green Taxonomy
  • Managing decommissioning and waste – lessons learned to date and how to improve the process
  • Nuclear fusion – the future of nuclear energy?