The first World Nuclear Supply Chain conference, held in Poland, heard from a succession of senior figures discussing the opportunities, and challenges, emerging from the forecast large-scale growth of nuclear energy capacity.

US President Donald Trump has unveiled a series of executive orders aimed at quadrupling the country's nuclear energy capacity by 2050. In this podcast episode, we replay the announcements and pick out the key points and broader impact they could have.

James Scongack is chief operating officer of Canada's Bruce Power, and chairman of the Canadian Nuclear Isotopes Council. Here is an edited transcript of his World Nuclear News podcast interview about the importance of nuclear medicine and how it complements the industry's core energy business.

Bruce Power's Chief Operating Officer James Scongack is also Chairman of the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council and, as he explains, the country is aiming to grow its leadership role in nuclear medicine.

India is planning to expand nuclear capacity from 7 GW to 100 GW by 2047, with legislative changes, international partnerships and development of indigenous technology all set to play their part.

An agreement has been concluded to renew the Generation IV International Forum, which aims to build on its first 25 years of sharing research and development on innovative nuclear reactor designs, as William D Magwood IV, Director-General of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, explains.

What are the main priorities, the key events and the likely big developments in new nuclear capacity in 2025? Here's an edited transcript of World Nuclear Association Director General Sama Bilbao y León's World Nuclear News podcast interview.

What were the most-read World Nuclear News stories, and what has World Nuclear Association Director General Sama Bilbao y León picked out as her key moments of 2024? Read a month-by-month summary, and listen to the full podcast episode.

Did the COP29 climate conference achieve its goals? What role did nuclear energy play in the event? Why was so much focus already turning to COP30, which is due to take place in Brazil in 2025?