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IAEA Says Nuclear Capacity Could More Than Double By 2050, With SMRs Playing ‘Pivotal Role’

By David Dalton
15 September 2025

As interest in sector grows, agency revises projections upwards for fifth year in a row

IAEA Says Nuclear Capacity Could More Than Double By 2050, With SMRs Playing ‘Pivotal Role’
IAEA director-general Rafael Grossi addressing the agency’s 69th general conference in Vienna on 15 September. Courtesy IAEA.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has revised upwards its projections for the expansion of nuclear power for the fifth year in a row, estimating that global nuclear operational capacity will more than double by 2050.

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