Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — The Impact Team 2050 Council, a global youth partnership established by Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom, reviewed the results of 17 national youth nuclear dialogues held from August to November 2026 at a meeting in Antalya, Türkiye, on 12 November.
Participants also presented proposals to develop international youth cooperation in the nuclear sector.
The meeting was attended by Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev, Deputy Director General for Human Resources Tatyana Terentyeva, Rosatom International Network Director General Yegor Kvyatkovsky, Rosatom Corporate Academy Director General Yulia Uzhakina, and 16 members and mentors of the Impact Team 2050 Council.
The national dialogues took place in 15 countries and brought together more than 15,000 young people, the meeting heard.
As part of the events, future nuclear industry professionals met with heads of relevant government agencies and energy companies. They discussed prospects for the development of peaceful nuclear energy and conducted research into barriers preventing young people from entering the nuclear sector.
After presenting the findings, Impact Team 2050 Council members proposed establishing national partnership teams in individual countries and subsequently bringing them together in regional youth nuclear platforms.
A global youth nuclear platform is expected to coordinate this work and serve as an international hub supporting initiatives by young professionals.
Practical steps towards this goal are already under way in Central Asia. In late October 2026, Impact Team 2050 representatives from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan proposed creating a regional youth platform at a meeting in Tashkent with heads of nuclear and energy agencies from the region.
Planned activities include an annual nuclear and environmental camp in a Central Asian country, meetings with nuclear industry leaders and experts, mentoring programmes and further education initiatives.
Likhachev backed the proposals to establish national teams and regional youth platforms. He said similar efforts should be organised in Latin America, Africa, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
He also proposed creating a global coordinating body to serve as the Impact Team 2050 secretariat, facilitate cooperation between regional groups and support the systematic work of young professionals.
Likhachev suggested considering the Obninsk NEW forum as the central venue for annual meetings of the youth network's active members.
International youth partnership
The Impact Team 2050 global youth partnership was launched in December 2021. Its mission is to strengthen Rosatom's cooperation with young leaders from other countries, engage young people in nuclear science and technology, and make the nuclear industry more attractive.
The partnership's first council, which served from 2022 to 2026, comprised eight young representatives from eight countries: Brazil, China, South Africa, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Thailand, Argentina and India.
Selection for the second council was completed in May 2026. A total of 207 semi-finalists from 58 countries were selected for expert assessment.
Following a multi-stage selection process, 13 young leaders from Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America joined the council. Four members of the first council continued in the project as mentors.
National youth nuclear dialogues
The initiative to hold national youth nuclear dialogues was proposed after an Impact Team 2050 Council meeting with Likhachev in Obninsk on 26 June 2026.
Its main objective was to create a platform for direct engagement between young professionals and leaders of their countries' nuclear industries.
A total of 17 dialogues were held between August and November: six in Asia, six in Africa, three in Europe and two in Latin America.
The events also included a survey of students and young professionals. Participants put forward proposals to make nuclear careers more attractive to young people and expand international cooperation in the sector.
The World Atomic Days 2026 international forum is taking place in Antalya on 12–13 November.
Organised by Rosatom for international partners, the event focuses on promoting nuclear technologies. The forum complements the COP31 climate agenda and is held with the support of the BRICS Nuclear Energy Platform.
