The World Nuclear Association (WNA) is the international organization that promotes nuclear power and supports the many companies that comprise the global nuclear industry. Its members come from all parts of the nuclear fuel cycle, including uranium mining, uranium conversion, uranium enrichment, nuclear fuel fabrication, plant manufacture, transport, and the disposition of used nuclear fuel as well as electricity generation itself .
Together, WNA members are responsible for 95% of the world's nuclear power outside of the U.S. as well as the vast majority of world uranium, conversion and enrichment production.
The WNA says it aims to fulfill a dual role for its members: Facilitating their interaction on technical, commercial and policy matters and promoting wider public understanding of nuclear technology.
Accredited to the United Nations, the WNA is an independent, non-profit organization, funded primarily by membership subscriptions.
The WNA was founded in 2001 on the basis of the Uranium Institute, itself founded in 1975.
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