Nuclear Energy in the Global Spotlight: World Nuclear Association’s Media Impact in 2025
In 2025, nuclear energy became one of the world’s most closely watched energy solutions. As governments, investors, and major industries accelerated their search for clean, reliable power at scale, nuclear energy moved to the forefront of global reporting. Throughout 2025 World Nuclear Association played a central role in shaping the conversation — providing trusted data, expert commentary, and global perspective to major newsrooms.
It was one of the most impactful years yet for nuclear energy - and the Association - in the global media. Across high-profile broadcast interviews, breaking news coverage, and deep-dive analytical features, journalists consistently turned to World Nuclear Association for authoritative insights. Here are some of the highlights:
India Energy Week 2025: Supporting Major Policy Shifts
India Energy Week represented a major moment in 2025’s nuclear conversation, after the Government announced its plans to expand nuclear capacity to 100 GW by 2047. The Association was on the ground providing international media with the global context for the Indian Government's decision.
- CNBC interview and article with Director General Sama Bilbao y León on long-term planning needed to scale nuclear energy
- CNA (Channel News Asia) feature and article on shifting public perception of nuclear energy
- Reuters article cited the Association’s expertise in its coverage of Indian utility NTPC’s discussions with global reactor vendors—an early signal of India’s next phase of nuclear expansion
These engagements helped highlight India’s rapidly expanding nuclear ambitions and rising international cooperation.
CERAWeek 2025: Big Tech Supports Tripling Nuclear Capacity
Nuclear dominated the conversation at CERAWeek. At a session led by World Nuclear Association, Amazon, Dow Chemicals, Google, Meta and others endorsed the push to triple global nuclear capacity by 2050. World Nuclear Association-driven insights and data informed coverage across the world's most influential newsrooms.
Key coverage included articles in CNBC, Financial Times , Bloomberg , Reuters, Forbes (Brazil), Axios Generate, Barron’s, CCN, POWER Magazine, UPI and Washington Examiner.
This collection of stories underscored nuclear’s growing role in powering artificial intelligence, data centres, and digital infrastructure, as well as it's crucial role in providing the heat that large-energy users need as they transition to clean energy.
World Fuel Report 2025: Global Uranium Demand in Focus
The publication of the World Nuclear Fuel Report 2025 drove major headlines in the Financial Times, Reuters and on CNBC.
These stories helped shape global market expectations surrounding the supply and demand of uranium, as well as provide the foundational data for policy debate for the entire nuclear fuel cycle.
World Performance Report 2025: Record Nuclear Output
The World Nuclear Performance Report 2025 gained global attention, with the Daily Mail’s leading international coverage on nuclear power’s record generation—now providing 9% of the world’s electricity, a milestone widely repeated across secondary outlets.
World Nuclear Symposium 50: A Landmark Year
Media briefings in the lead up to World Nuclear Association’s 50th Symposium and coverage from the event captured the increased global interest in nuclear energy in 2025.
- The Economist published a landmark feature, Why Nuclear Is Now a Booming Industry, drawing on World Nuclear Association insights.
- Director General Sama Bilbao y León was interviewed on CNBC and BBC, where discussions focused on growth in new-build projects, energy security, and the escalating demand from data centres.
- Prashant Rao, Senior Editor for Semafor, modedrated the panel "Africa’s Nuclear Future: Unlocking Opportunity, Unleashing Potential", and wrote about the discussion in Semafor.
Singapore International Energy Week 2025: Nuclear’s Role in Asia's Clean Energy Transition
Asia’s growing leadership in nuclear deployment kept World Nuclear Association in the media spotlight:
- Bloomberg's interview with Sama Bilbao y León explored capital flows and investor confidence.
- CNA and Singapore International Energy Week's own channel highlighted nuclear as essential to meeting Asia’s climate and industrial goals.
These high-visibility interviews positioned World Nuclear Association as the region’s foremost global authority on nuclear energy.
Other Media Themes of 2025
- Following Spain’s major blackout in June, The Guardian featured the Association’s perspective on reliability and resilience.
- Semafor reported on Ghana and Rwanda leading Africa’s new nuclear wave, drawing heavily on World Nuclear Association's global industry analysis and an interview with Sama Bilbao y León.
- A highly impactful Financial Times feature explored nuclear’s global resurgence, supported by Sama Bilbao y León commentary and World Nuclear Association data.
- CNBC International hosted a segment on India’s nuclear plans featuring the Association’s insights on infrastructure needs and the future energy mix.
- South China Morning Post highlighted the Association’s influence across the Asia-Pacific region, featured insights drawn from the Association's data and a private briefing.
A Year of Leadership, Evidence-Based Analysis, and Global Impact
Across the world’s leading newsrooms — including Reuters, CNBC, Bloomberg, Financial Times, The Economist, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, NY Times, CNA and others — World Nuclear Association continued to provide:
- Trusted, accurate data
- Timely expert commentary
- Global market and policy insight
- Deep analysis through flagship reports
2025 proved that when nuclear energy is making headlines, World Nuclear Association is the first stop for journalists seeking clarity and authority.
Looking Ahead
Thank you for working with us throughout 2025.
In 2026, the Association will continue to support the global media with rigorous, evidence-based information — and advocate for nuclear energy on behalf of our members worldwide.