International Youth Nuclear Congress

IYNC promotes and encourages such broad and open discussion because this is the young generation of nuclear professionals who will put this technology to use and face its challenges in the future.

This idea was grounded in their belief that the efforts the young generation organizations were making in promoting the nuclear industry in individual countries would be more efficient and have more impact if integrated globally.

At the International Forum "Youth and the Plutonium Challenge" held in Obninsk, Russia in the summer of 1998, the participants confirmed once again their interest in holding the Congress and the first meeting to organize the event took place during the European Nuclear Congress in Nice, France in autumn of the same year.

The event required significant preparation and an executive committee was set up and held several preparatory meetings in Boston, US; Obninsk, Russia; and Bratislava, Slovakia.

Besides congresses, IYNC has participated in European Nuclear Society - European Nuclear Young Generation Forum (ENGYF) held in Zagreb, Croatia, 2005, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2007, Córdoba, Spain, 2009, Prague, Czech Republic, 2011, Stockholm, Sweden, 2013, and Paris, France, 2015.

Since the inception of IYNC, more people have begun to recognize the importance of nuclear energy in fighting climate change.

Past presidents are: Alexander Tsibulya (Russia), 2000–2006, Lisa Stiles (USA), 2006–2008, Hans Korteweg (Belgium), 2008–2010 and Miguel Millán (Spain) 2010–2012, Nicolas Anciaux (Belgium) 2012–2014, Melissa Crawford (US) 2014–2016, Denis Janin (France) 2016-2018, Luca Capriotti (Italy) 2018-2020, Lena Andriolo (France) 2020-2022, Kristine Madden (USA) 2022-2024.

Presently IYNC has representatives in following countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brasil, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Korea, Kenya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States