World Energy Council France: Why is Nuclear Power Making a Comeback

Why is nuclear power making a comeback?

Organised by the World Energy Council France.

On Thursday, 24 April 2025, from 1 pm - 2 pm CET

As part of its 2025 work programme, the Committee on Energy of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO-CE) invites you to its webinar on: "Why is nuclear power making a comeback?".

Key Speaker:

• Henri Paillere, Head, Planning and Economic Studies Section, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Moderator:

• Marie-Line Vaiani, Chair of the Committee on Energy, WFEO and Secretary General of the Conseil Français de l’Énergie (World Energy Council France)

To register, please click here.

For more information or event queries please contact Clothilde Grascoeur: comm@wec-france.org

Dr. Henri PAILLERE has over 29 years of experience in the nuclear energy sector and is currently working as Head of the Planning and Economic Studies Section at the International Atomic Energy Agency which he joined in February 2020. In this position, he leads the Agency’s analytical work on the economics and financing of nuclear power, its contribution to sustainable development and climate change mitigation, as well as the IAEA capacity building support in energy planning.

Before that, Henri worked at the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency in Paris between 2011 and 2019, as Senior Analyst and Deputy Head of the Division of Nuclear Technology Development and Economics. Prior to these positions, he worked at the Alstom Power Company and at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA).

He is currently serving as a member of the Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET).

World Federation of Engineering Organizations

The World Federation of Engineering Organizations is an international, non-governmental organization representing the engineering profession worldwide. Founded in 1968 by a group of regional and national engineering organizations, under the auspices of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations (UNESCO) in Paris, the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) brings together national engineering organizations from some 100 nations and represents more than 30 million engineers from around the world.

The Energy Committee is currently hosted by Ingénieurs et Scientifiques de France (IESF, WFEO's French National Member) with the support of the Conseil Français de l'Énergie.