{"id":84949,"date":"2026-07-16T09:43:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T07:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foraus.ch\/project\/nuclear-futures-reimagining-nuclear-security-for-a-better-tomorrow\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T09:43:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T07:43:56","slug":"nuclear-futures-reimagining-nuclear-security-for-a-better-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/foraus.ch\/en\/project\/nuclear-futures-reimagining-nuclear-security-for-a-better-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuclear Futures \u2013 Reimagining Nuclear Security for a Better Tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even today, global debates around nuclear technologies remain deeply polarised. Often, they are framed in binary terms of \u201cfor\u201d or \u201cagainst.\u201d Yet nuclear technologies are shaping our world in complex ways, from energy production and medical innovation to global security and environmental sustainability. In an era of accelerating geopolitical change, technological innovation, and climate urgency, it is essential to open up new, inclusive conversations about the future of nuclear technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Our Project<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2024, a team of four from foraus, selected through the <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nextgenforesight.org\/\">Next Generation Foresight Practitioners (NGFP)<\/a> programme, launched the project \u201cKaleidoscope of Nuclear Futures\u201d. This youth-led initiative seeks to explore how societies might govern, innovate, and live with nuclear technologies in the decades ahead.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using strategic foresight methods, we worked with experts across the nuclear field to identify emerging trends and drivers shaping the future of nuclear governance, technology, and security. Building on these insights, we developed four future scenarios that illustrate alternative pathways for the global nuclear landscape. These scenarios serve as a tool to spark dialogue, reflection, and imagination beyond conventional policy silos.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our goal is to create spaces where young professionals, policymakers, scientists, artists, and entrepreneurs can come together to challenge assumptions, connect disciplines, and co-create new visions for nuclear futures that are safe, equitable, and sustainable.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>The workshop<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of this initiative, we are organising a series of Youth Foresight Workshops in collaboration with Swiss Embassies around the world. Participants will engage with the four Nuclear Futures scenarios, explore key questions, such as how societies could manage nuclear technologies responsibly, or what a world without them might look like, and develop opportunities and risks for decision-makers and their sectors.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participants will have the opportunity to interact with experts and practitioners from across sectors, gain hands-on experience with foresight tools, and contribute to shaping a more holistic, future-oriented dialogue around nuclear issues. Following the workshop, the outcomes and insights will be compiled into a policy brief that will be shared with international institutions and policymakers.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By breaking down disciplinary and generational silos, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kaleidoscope of Nuclear Futures<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> aims to foster a new kind of conversation. One that bridges government, academia, and the private sector, and ensures that young professionals have a seat at the table in shaping the nuclear future.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foraus.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nuclear_Futures_Project_Brief_2026-1.pdf\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-62138 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/foraus.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-05-28-um-16.53.53-211x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":82714,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"project-status":[1838],"custom-themes":[1952],"class_list":["post-84949","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project-status-current","custom-themes-klima"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foraus.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/84949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foraus.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foraus.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foraus.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foraus.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"project-status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foraus.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project-status?post=84949"},{"taxonomy":"custom-themes","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foraus.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/custom-themes?post=84949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}