From clean and reliable energy to food security to healthcare, the IAEA is putting nuclear technology and science in the spotlight this week at the World Nuclear Exhibition in Paris.
Taking place on 4 to 6 November, the exhibition attracts professionals from across the civil nuclear sector, covering the entire value chain and nuclear fuel cycle — from mining and fuel fabrication to reactor design, waste management and decommissioning as well as non-electric applications such as water desalination, medicine, agriculture, and space.
At the opening ceremony, Roland Lescure, France’s Minister for the Economy, Finance, Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty, underscored the central role of innovation in shaping the future of nuclear energy. “Innovation is at the heart of what you will see in the next three days — and what we will achieve in the next three decades,” he said. “We must innovate together — in how we finance, govern, build supply chains and public-private partnerships, and in how we attract diverse new talent to shape the future of energy.”
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi echoed this call for forward-looking collaboration.
“Two years after COP28’s historic recognition of nuclear’s indispensable role and the pledge to triple global capacity by 2050, we are seeing clear advancements.”
He added. “From promise to progress, the sector is experiencing a return to realism, as countries expand existing programmes, launch new ones and update regulations to meet future energy needs. The IAEA is proud to take part in this year’s exhibition with its own booth showing how nuclear science supports progress not only in energy but also in health, food, water and more.”