2026 Annual Review
Welcome to the Nuclear Risk Insurers 2026 Annual Review, where we explore the developments shaping the nuclear industry. This year’s edition examines progress towards commercial deployment of Small and Advanced Modular Reactors and fusion energy, growing interest in maritime nuclear, and the importance of clear regulation across the sector.
This Annual Review also explores how NRI is responding to this changing landscape and helping build confidence across the full lifecycle of nuclear activity: by providing specialist insurance solutions, applying technical expertise and bringing the sector together to share knowledge through ‘NRI Frontiers’.
From evolving cyber threats and long-term liability protection to emerging technologies and markets, we help the civil nuclear industry understand and manage risk. Drawing on 70 years of nuclear insurance expertise, we support informed decisions and provide the insurance capacity needed for nuclear operators to run their businesses and move forward with confidence. The trust, legitimacy and due diligence that NRI provides is crucial for maintaining nuclear’s social licence to operate.
NRI’s Annual Review 2026
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This year's edition covers:
- The Fingleton Review: An opportunity to modernise regulation for a new era of nuclear energy
- SMRs and AMRs: Expanding nuclear energy’s role in the net-zero transition
- Maritime Nuclear: From concept to commercial reality
- NRI: specialist insurance partner for fusion energy: Supporting fusion’s transition to commercial reality
- Redefining protection in the new age of nuclear
- Markets overview: nuclear momentum in 2026
- Frontiers 10 & 11 summary – the nuclear renaissance: Navigating global strategy, multi-jurisdictional regulation, and asset risk transfer en route to 2050
Maritime nuclear; a commercial reality
Maritime nuclear is no longer a question of whether the technology can work. The technology already exists. The challenge now is building the frameworks required for commercial deployment.
Market spotlight: India
India’s nuclear market is entering a period of significant change. The country has set a target of 100GW of nuclear capacity by 2047 – from a current capacity of 9.3GW – as part of its wider ambitions of economic growth.
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Future Technologies
As we look to the future, it is evident that nuclear energy, with the aid of emerging technologies, will play an indispensable role in achieving a sustainable global energy mix.