World Nuclear Exhibition
04-06 November 2025
Parc des Expositions - Hall 6 - Villepinte

WNE INNOVATION AWARDS 2025

The innovation and expertise of the entire industry.


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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The 2025 nominees

The 2025 jury

Applications

The categories

The timeline

Discover the winners during the WNE Innovation Awards Ceremony,
on November 4th at 5:45 p.m.! 

The 2025 nominees

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

GraphiCore

Graphite Grabber
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BIG COMPANIES

China National Nuclear Corporation

Intelligent Inspection Equipment for Pre-Embedded Parts

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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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Discover the 2025 jury


The categories


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. 

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

Timeline


April 15 - September 15

Opening of applications


September 15 - October 13

Examination of applications by the jury


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.