Nuclear power is reclaiming its place at the energy and environmental global table and must remain a part of the mix in any energy transition, International Atomic Energy Agency director-general Rafael Grossi said in a webinar discussion with Madrid-based industry group Foro Nuclear.

Mr Grossi said the world’s 442 commercial nuclear power plants contribute over 10% of the world’s energy production and over one third of clean energy, “and thus there is room for it”.

He said in any model of energy transition, the contribution of nuclear power is necessary. He noted that the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts in all its models that without nuclear power it would be impossible to reduce polluting emissions and comply with international agreements on this matter.