The World Nuclear IndustryStatus Report 2023 Foreword by Stephanie Cooke Opinion Columnist atEnergy Intelligence,Former Editor,Nuclear Intelligence Weekly And By Mycle Schneider Antony Froggatt Independent Consultant, and Deputy Director and SeniorResearch Fellow, Environment and Society Programme,Chatham House, London U.K.Lead Author Independent Consultant, Paris, FranceProject Coordinator and Lead Author With Christian von Hirschhausen Julie Hazemann Professor, Workgroup for Economic and InfrastructurePolicy, Berlin University of Technology (TU) andResearch Director, German Institute for EconomicResearch (DIW), Berlin, GermanyContributing Author Director of EnerWebWatch, Paris, FranceDocumentary Research, Modelling and Datavisualization Timothy Judson Independent Consultant,Syracuse, New York, United StatesContributing Author Hartmut Winkler Professor, University of Johannesburg,South AfricaContributing Author Doug KoplowFounding Director, Earth Track, Cambridge, United StatesContributing Author Alexander James Wimmers Research Associate at the Workgroup for Economicand Infrastructure Policy (WIP), Berlin University ofTechnology (TU), Berlin, GermanyContributing Author M.V. Ramana Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and HumanSecurity at the School of Public Policy and GlobalAffairs (SPPGA), University of British Columbia,Vancouver, CanadaContributing Author Nina Schneider Proofreading, Fact-Checking, Production, Translation,Paris, FranceProofreading and Production Tatsujiro Suzuki Vice Director, Research Center for Nuclear WeaponsAbolition, Nagasaki University (RECNA), FormerVice-Chairman of the Japan Atomic Energy Commission,JapanContributing Author Agnès Stienne Artist, Graphic Designer, Cartographer,Le Mans, FranceGraphic Design and Layout Friedhelm Meinass Visual Artist, Painter, Rodgau, GermanyCover-page Design, Painting and Layout Paris, 2023 © A Mycle Schneider Consulting Project ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Coordinator and Publisher of the WNISR2023 is incredibly fortunate to work with such anoutstanding team of highly skilled, experienced, exceptionally motivated, and kind people. It has now been more than three decades, since the first precursor edition, that Antony Froggatt hasbeen a steady partner in developing the report concept, drafting chapters, editing or proofing mostothers, and presenting the outcome. Thank you for everything, especially your friendship throughout allthose years. At the core of the WNISR is its database designed and maintained by data manager and informationengineer Julie Hazemann—solid as a rock from day one—who also develops most of the drafts for thegraphical illustrations. She expanded her contributions significantly over the past few years. As ever, noWNISR without her. Thanks so much. Stephanie Cooke has been a specialized journalist and a meticulous observer of the nuclear industryfor over four decades. Who else would have been better qualified to provide a foreword to this year’sWNISR? Thank you very much for your generous, thoughtful, and thought-provoking piece. M.V. Ramana, has now contributed to the ninth edition in a row, and his professional expertise, steadyadvise, and his kindness have enlightened the project. Heartful thanks. Tatsu Suzuki, with whom I continue to enjoy—as with M.V.Ramana—cooperating under otherorganizational frameworks, has turned from a foreword author in 2014 into an indispensable memberof the core team. Thank you for carving out the time in your busy schedule for your highly appreciatedcontributions. Christian von Hirschhausen, your capacity to motivate and hold together your own team of youngscientists is outstanding. Special thanks for that, as WNISR is clearly profiting from your skills andenthusiasm. Alex Wimmers, just in his second year, has taken on a lot more responsibilities already.Thank you very much for the quality and timeliness (!) of your work. Doug Koplow, who was a key author of WNISR2009, has returned fourteen years later as a key author ofWNISR2023. Thank you so much for that exceptional, huge contribution, for your engagement, and forthe great quality of the cooperation. A big thank you goes to Tim Judson who has significantly amplified his fantastic, comprehensive analysisover his previous year’s input, and shown generosity and kindness. Great pleasure to have Hartmut Winkler on-board for the first time with his thoughtful analysis. Thankyou very much. A repeat for WNISR2024? The work on a little blip with my old friend Sebastian Stier was a particular treat. Thank you. Nina Schneider keeps expanding her meticulous proof-reading, source verification, and fact-checkingcapacities. She also drafted again several remarkable (and remarked) sections of the report. Herproduction skills remain indispensable to the overall outcome. Merci encore. Artist and graphic designer Agnès Stienne created the redesigned layout in 2017 and keeps innovatingand improving our graphic illustrations th