As South Africa takes the helm of the G20 Presidency in 2025, there is widespread curiosity about the nation’s agenda and whether nuclear energy will feature prominently in these critical discussions, writes Princess Mthombeni. With the theme "Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability", South Africa is poised to address global challenges, but the question remains: will nuclear energy’s potential to support sustainable development and energy transitions be part of the conversation?

The introduction of regulatory regimes focused on small modular reactors is something many countries are wrestling with. It is something that the SMR Regulators' Forum was set up to help with, as this World Nuclear News Briefing on its history and work explains.

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.

The Blue Book Nuclear Energy To Support Low Carbon is a unique collaborative work by China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) and France’s EDF, sharing their experience to highlight nuclear’s role in the energy transition, explains the editorial committee leader of the Blue Book at EDF, Antoine Herzog, in this Q&A.

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.

Different countries planning the safe, permanent disposal of nuclear waste in geological repositories are sharing experiences and learning from each other, as Neil Hyatt, chief scientific advisor to the UK's Nuclear Waste Services explains.

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?

Station Director of Heysham 2 Martin Cheetham on the uniqueness of the UK's fleet of advanced gas-cooled reactors, the prospect of a life extension and a possible future with small modular reactors.

A special edition focusing on Microsoft, Google and Amazon announcing deals which will see them using nuclear energy in the coming years.

Former President and CEO of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Rumina Velshi, current strategic advisor to Torys LLP and a lecturer and mentor at World Nuclear University's Summer Institute, says that learning from people in other countries can accelerate the journey to becoming nuclear leaders.

A finance-focused edition examines the significance of the declaration of support by 14 international banks for the goal of tripling nuclear capacity - and also hears from some of the key decision-makers about the challenges for private finance in new nuclear, and their ideas for smoothing that path.