Meeting the objective of tripling nuclear energy by 2050 will require the deployment of more than 20 gigawatts per year of new installed nuclear capacity from 2030 to 2050, a level of expansion that was last seen during the construction of the existing nuclear fleets in the 1970s and 1980s.
Recent nuclear construction projects in OECD countries have been, in most cases, marked by significant delays and cost overruns. While some of those challenges could be partly attributed to the difficulties inherent with the deployment of first-of-a-kind reactor designs, they revealed structural challenges across the OECD nuclear supply chain in terms of project management, contractual practices and overall delivery strategy.
In this context, the NEA will organise the International Conference on Excellence in Nuclear Construction in London, the United Kingdom, on 18-19 June 2025. This event will bring together leaders from the nuclear industry and key stakeholders along the nuclear value chain, with a particular emphasis on engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies that play a central role for the delivery of nuclear energy projects.
This conference will take an engineering-first approach, exploring the organisational, contractual and cultural factors that shape project outcomes. Event participants will engage in practical, solutions-driven dialogue on making nuclear construction faster, more predictable and more cost-effective through engineering and project execution improvements.
For more information, please visit the event web page or contact: constructionconference@oecd-nea.org.
