The Nuclear Energy Maritime Organization (NEMO) has officially been granted NGO consultative status at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and has been formally invited to regularly attend the sessions of the general conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
NEMO will now actively contribute to global discussions and policy development at the highest levels of international governance at IAEA and IMO. This status enables NEMO to provide expert insights, technical guidance, and strategic recommendations on the integration of nuclear technologies in shipping, offshore energy systems, and floating nuclear power plants.
NEMO is expected to actively participate in IAEA’s ATLAS initiative. ATLAS (Atomic Technologies Licensed for Applications at Sea) is due to launch later in 2025 and is the agency’s international program supporting the development of regulatory frameworks for nuclear energy at sea.
“This major milestone reflects the growing importance of nuclear innovation in the maritime sphere for achieving global decarbonisation and energy security goals,” said Dr Mamdouh El-Shanawany, chairman of NEMO.
NEMO was founded in London last year to establish global standards and regulations for the deployment, operation and decommissioning of nuclear power in the maritime environment and promote the commercialisation of nuclear power at sea. Founding members include Asian shipbuilding giant HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, TerraPower, a leading US small modular reactor (SMR) company founded by Bill Gates, Westinghouse EC, class society Lloyd’s Register, and Denmark’s Seaborg, an innovator in molten salt reactors.
