Spring Seminar 2026

Spring Seminar 2026

Publicerad: 04/02/2026

On 3–4 February, Westinghouse Electric Company hosted the Young Generation Sweden Spring Seminar,which brought together early‑career and senior professionals from across the Swedish nuclear sector - and the energy during these 2 days was electric (the nuclear kind, obviously) ⚡

🎓 YG2025 → 🚀 YG2026

We celebrated one cohort completing their journey and welcomed the next as they kicked off a year of technical visits, international exchanges, and growth.

🔍 Future Challenges & Smart Solutions

Speakers delivered sharp, future‑focused insights on AI, Generation IV systems, advanced fuel, and Sweden’s long‑term waste solutions:

  • Tobias Strömgren & Johan Hammarström on Westinghouse' AI & Machine Learning solutions shaping the future of the nuclear industry

  • Carl Berglöf on Sweden’s evolving nuclear landscape and opportunities for the nuclear industry

  • Christian Ekberg on Gen IV nuclear power systems & sustainable fuel cycles

  • Diego Lope Álvarez on deep geological disposal

  • Antoine Claisse on advanced fuel qualification

Cross‑industry collaboration

Participants joined from:

Westinghouse Electric Company | Forsmarks Kraftgrupp AB | OKG | Ringhals AB | Studsvik | Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB | Vattenfall

…plus voices from ABB | AFRY | Blykalla | Cyclife | Framatome | RiskPilot | Vysus Group | WiN Sverige | WiN Sweden | Swedish Nuclear Society | World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) and more, demonstrating the strength of collaboration that drives our sector forward.

A sincere thank you to the dedicated YG Sweden committee - Jessica Lybark, Annette Olsson, Elias Moberg, Diego Lope Álvarez, Wilson Rodriguez, Ludvig Tranell, Alessandro Cechet and Chair Chloé BEZIN - whose teamwork and commitment transformed this seminar into a true community experience.

These seminars and the yearly cohorts are the heart of YG Sweden: a well-established, cross‑industry platform where young professionals build networks, deepen technical knowledge, and grow as future leaders, supported by their organizations in their carreer development.

For more than 30 years, YG Sweden has demonstrated that the future of nuclear is powered by people, trust, and collaboration: “Nätverkande för Framtiden” 🌟