The WNE Innovation Awards is a prestigious ceremony that aims to showcase the key players in the civil nuclear industry who have demonstrated excellence and innovation in different fields. It is a unique opportunity to recognize the remarkable achievements of the industry and promote innovation in this sector. Know-how, mastery, agility and innovation are the keywords that encourage the civil nuclear sector to move towards a more responsible and less carbon-intensive world!
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WNE INNOVATION AWARDS 2025
The innovation and expertise of the entire industry.
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Discover the winners during the WNE Innovation Awards Ceremony,
on November 4th at 5:45 p.m.!
The 2025 nominees
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BIG COMPANIES
Westinghouse
Additively Manufactured PWR Bottom Nozzle with Enhanced Debris Filtering
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Westinghouse
First Deployment of ATF LEU+ High Burnup Fuel in the U.S.
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EDF
VERCORS: The Future of Containment Structures, Tested Today
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SMALL COMPANIES
CTP environnement & co-applicant Horizon Data Services
Inspection and cleaning of tanks using an underwater drone, including pumping, online effluent treatment, and water recycling
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Siteflow & co-applicant Framatome, Arabelle Solutions, Orano
SITEFLOW AI - First Sovereign Intelligence Platform for Nuclear Digital Transformation
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CORE Energy Systems Limited.
Primary Recirculation Piping Replacement Project at TAPS 1 & 2
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BIG COMPANIES
Framatome
AMORAC: Framatome robot dog which Map, Measure and Move Autonomously
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CEA & co-applicant ANDRA, CYCLIFE
ELIPSE / ROL mineralization by immersed plasma in water
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Westinghouse
A new VVER-440 Fuel Design for Energy Security in the European Union and Ukraine
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SMALL COMPANIES
LIUM
HORUS
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Stellaria
GraphiCore
Graphite Grabber
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BIG COMPANIES
China National Nuclear Corporation
Intelligent Inspection Equipment for Pre-Embedded Parts
Framatome & co-applicant Asobo Studio, SAM Outillage, Siteflow
The Augmented Operator
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AIC S.A. - Poland
iMESnu - proven digital excellence for nuclear manufacturing
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SMALL COMPANIES
Scaff Load S.A.
Control and monitoring of scaffolding structure loads
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Neotiss France SAS
Replacement of CO2 laser welding systems by fiber laser technology
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SPACIOTEMPO
The Pop-Up Roof System by Spaciotempo - Lift it, move it, pop it back
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BIG COMPANIES
Orano & co-applicant Orano Med
Targeted alpha therapy with lead-212 including AlphaMedix (Clinical Phase 2 program)
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AtkinsRéalis & co-applicant Isotek Systems, TerraPower Isotopes
Uranium-233 (U-233) Disposition Project
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Framatome
Waste Eraser - Spent Resin Treatment
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SMALL COMPANIES
Otrera New Energy
OTRERA 2x300 Sodium Fast Reactor
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Hexana
HEXANA's SMR energy platform
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Calogena
Discover the 2025 jury
The categories
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To boost Nuclear Installation Performance and LTO (Long Term Operation)
The performance of installations and their lifespan (Long Term Operation, or LTO) are major challenges for the nuclear industry to meet medium-term electricity needs.
More broadly, performance reflects the ability of an innovation, a company, a collective, an action, etc., to achieve strategic, financial, operational, commercial objectives effectively and efficiently.
This ability can be assessed through various indicators such as profitability, productivity, quality, customer satisfaction, etc.
To contribute to more adaptive solutions to new challenges: need for pilotability, climate change, market instability or inefficiency…
In the context of new challenges, the nuclear industry will have to adapt to rising issues: increase of renewable energies in the energy mix, climate change, market instability, inefficiency of economic models.
Nuclear production represents a decarbonized control tool to ensure the balance of supply-demand in electrical systems, and over several time scales: real-time to multi-year.
In addition, the nuclear industry will have to adapt to climate change : extreme temperatures, water shortages… and economic models are key to provide the right incentives when these new challenges disrupt the energy markets.
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To optimize construction costs and lead times
The construction of nuclear installations is a key factor in their profitability. Moreover, it contributes to the industry's image and acceptability.
To innovate beyond electricity (medical, agriculture, propulsion, heat, hydrogen, desalination ...)
The nuclear sector has significant development potential beyond electricity production, whether in the fields of heat production, low-carbon hydrogen and valuable molecules, space or medical nuclear, or in the field of agriculture
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Timeline
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April 15 - September 15
Opening of applications
September 15 - October 13
Examination of applications by the jury
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October 13
Announcement of the 6 nominees per category
(3 nominees per company type)
November 04-06
WNE 2025 in Paris
Applications
Who can apply?
Applications are exclusively open to WNE 2025 exhibitors.
Nevertheless, if you are not an exhibitor but are associated with a project carried out with a WNE exhibitor, we invite you to contact them for a joint application, or reach out to the national pavilion representing your country at the show.
How to apply?
To submit your application, head over to the Exhibitor Hub now via this link: Click here to apply. To help you connect easily, we invite you to download the platform’s user guide.