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About the conference

The IET Nuclear Engineering Conference brings together nuclear engineers and innovators with professionals from manufacturing, healthcare, energy and fusion to explore how advanced engineering, AI, robotics and digital technologies can solve real-world industrial challenges.

This conference goes beyond the future of nuclear power alone and focuses on the transfer, application and impact of nuclear engineering technologies across multiple sectors.

Make the right connections for your work and your career, explore the latest technologies, and discuss common engineering challenges and solutions.

Theme: Power Generation

  • Development and deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs)
  • Advanced reactors (molten salt, high-temperature/ gas-cooled reactors)
  • Nuclear integration with power systems
  • Integration with energy systems: Hybrid Energy System (renewable sources (wind, solar) and storage solutions (batteries, thermal and hydrogen)
  • Modular construction, manufacturing, and nuclear supply chains
  • Current and Future Projects

Theme: Defence

  • Naval nuclear propulsion
  • Nuclear safety and assurance
  • Digital engineering and simulation
  • Supply chain resilience

Theme: Fusion Energy

  • Fusion reactor design and deployment
  • Advanced materials and components

Theme: Healthcare and Medical Technologies

  • Medical imaging technologies
  • Nuclear medicine and diagnostics
  • Medical isotope production

Theme: New Technologies and Digitalisation

  • Advanced sensors
  • Automation, and artificial intelligence (AI)
  • Digital Twins
  • Robotics