WNE 2025: Orano out in force at the global nuclear industry gathering
The 7th edition of the World Nuclear Exhibition (WNE 2025) took place from 4 to 6 November in Paris. This was an opportunity for Orano to underline its position as a major player in the global nuclear industry.
WNE is organized by the French nuclear industry association GIFEN (Groupement des industriels français de l'énergie nucléaire) every two years in Paris. It brings together professionals from across the value chain, who operate worldwide and contribute every day to the excellence of the nuclear industry.
This latest edition brought together 88 countries, 17 national pavilions, and nearly 24,000 visitors.
At the Orano stand, our experts were on hand to:
- discuss challenges and opportunities for the nuclear industry ;
- present our flagship projects and other innovations ;
- run workshops and original, immersive demonstrations.
Spotlight on Orano Solutions
The new Marketplace, which connects the specific needs of Orano's customers and partners with our products and services.
Access the platform.Orano was also present at the Beyond Electricity Expo (BEE) to introduce visitors to Orano Med's activities in the nuclear medicine field
Inspiring conferences…
WNE also provides a great opportunity for discussions and meetings, to reflect together on the challenges facing the nuclear industry of tomorrow.
Orano took part notably in:
- The round table discussion entitled “Fuelling Nuclear Ambition to Sustain Small, Advanced and Large Reactors,” with Nicolas Maes, CEO of the group, among the speakers.
- A discussion on the fuel cycle with Jacques Peythieu, Orano's Senior Executive Vice President, Customers & Strategy and Dastan Kosherbayev,Director of Strategy and International Development at NAC Kazatomprom JSC.
And some new reveals…
Hoxo, the first smart humanoid robot for the nuclear industry, was unveiled to the public on the opening day of WNE. Deployed by Capgemini and Orano, Hoxo was trained and programmed at the Orano Melox site.
Overview of partnerships signed at WNE
Over these recent days, Orano signed a number of strategic partnerships :
- For Orano's Back End of the Future program : signing of three new engineering partnerships with Ametra, Assystem, and Vulcain, for a period of five years. Orano is gearing up for growth in its engineering activities (doubling our engineering headcount by 2030 to more than 4,000 employees), working in co-construction mode with other players in the nuclear sector.
- Siteflow: this partnership aims to accelerate the digitalization of field operations in the nuclear sector, with the integration of artificial intelligence into services for nuclear operators..
- Sintermat: an exclusive partnership for unique materials in nuclear packaging, which aims to support and strengthen the technological lead of the latest-generation TN Eagle nuclear package developed by Orano NPS.
- Calogena: a strategic partnership dedicated to the development of nuclear power for low-carbon district heating, strengthening our collaboration on the CAL30 small modular reactor project..
- SMR: Orano is partnering with Polish companies Synthos Green Energy (SGE) and Orlen Synthos Green Energy (OSGE) as part of their plans to deploy small modular reactors (SMRs) in Central and Eastern Europe.
- ULC-Energy: ULC-Energy: signing of a co-optation agreement with Dutch company ULC-Energy to collaborate on projects involving the processing, storage, and transport of spent nuclear fuel.
See you again in 2027, for the 8th edition of the World Nuclear Exhibition!