Global Launch of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2026

The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2026 (WNISR2026)

Global Launch

🗓️ Tuesday, 29 September 2026

🕙 10:00–12:30 (local time)

(Welcome coffee/tea and registrations start at 9:30)

📍Point Hotel Taksim

Topçu Caddesi No.2

Giza Conference Room

Taksim, Istanbul

Türkiye

🗣️English and Turkish

with simultaneous translation

To attend in person, please e-mail Ms. Hatem Vural

at hatem@ekosfer.org

To watch live : http://www.youtube.com/live/Bw73RGMr6MI

Note: The event will prioritize questions from media representatives; however, a public event with a similar program will also be held in the afternoon 15:00–17:30, at the same location (In person only!). See program of both events below.

There will be a diverse lineup of distinguished speakers from seven countries.

Media Briefing – 10:00–12:30 (local time)

Public Event – 15:00–17:30 (local time)

Background. Published annually since 2007, the World Nuclear Industry Status Report (WNISR) is the go-to source for reliable, fact-based information on the nuclear industry. It provides a comprehensive overview of nuclear power plant data, including information on operation, production, age, and construction of new reactors. In addition, the WNISR2026 assesses Nuclear Power vs. Renewable Energy Deployment. Solar plus storage increasingly emerges as a major game changer. A chapter on Russian Nuclear Interdependencies looks not only into supplies from Russia but also into western industries’ dependence on Russia as a client for their products. The state of development—less advanced than generally thought—of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) is subject to a dedicated chapter. Most of the assessed Potential Nuclear Newcomer Countries are in early stages of nuclear program planning. The Fukushima Status Report evaluates persistent onsite and offsite challenges 15 years after the disaster began. The Decommissioning Status Report provides an overview of the current situation of the 224 closed reactors in the world (of which only 10 have been released as greenfield sites). Overall, the industrial reality of the global nuclear power sector that sees most of the indicators in decline is very different from public perception.