WANO Biennial General Meeting 29 – 30 September 2024

Over 400 delegates from 35 countries and areas exchanged best practices to drive industry performance, while also looking forward at how nuclear power will evolve in the future.

Read about the BGM on WANO website

On MC website

On Rosenergoatom website

On Belarusian NPP website

BGM Presentations (for registered users only)

MC BGM Speakers
Alexander Shutikov, REA - INDUSTRY PROGRESS TOWARDS 2030 GOALS (day 1)
Valery Bessonov, REA - INFLUENCING THE EVOLUTION OF GLOBAL NUCLEAR POWER (day 2)
Siarhei Babovich, SE "Belarusian NPP" -NUCLEAR OPERATING LIFECYCL (day 1)
Alexander Belkin, Novovoronezh NPP - GROWING TALENT FOR NUCLEAR INDUSTRY TOGETHER (day 2)
Vasily Aksenov, WANO MC, moderator - INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE IN IMPROVING PLANT PERFORMANCE (day 1)

During the BGM, a new President and Chairman of WANO were elected.

Tomoaki Kobayakawa, the CEO of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc (TEPCO), has assumed the honorary position of WANO President for two years after HE Mohamed Al Hammadi.
https://www.wano.info/bgm24/

WANO appoints José Gago as its new Chair, effective on 1 March 2025. He will replace Tom Mitchell in this position.
https://www.wano.info/chairpersonappointment/

Other BGM activities:

WANO New Entrants Cafe 27 September 2024
https://www.wano.info/wanocafe24/

WANO Nuclear Excellence Award
https://www.wano.info/nea24/
https://www.wano.info/nuclear-excellence-awards/
Award ceremony was held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 30 September 2024
From MC member companies the award was received by Andrey Salnikov, Deputy Director General - Director of Rosenergoatom branch Rostov NPP.
News on REA website

An electronic version of the book about Lord Marshall in English was presented at the WANO Biennial General Meeting in Abu Dhabi.

The Russian printed version of the book will be released in 2025.
Download the book