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World Nuclear Energy Day | December 2, 2024
Official hashtags: #WeAreCriticalMass  #WorldNuclearEnergyDay

"We Are Critical Mass"

The World Nuclear Energy Day logo is a blend of great design and practical format. The date is December 2nd, annually. We've created a different "Theme" concept each year. This year the theme title is "We Are Critical Mass." Feel free to use this theme if you wish, but it is not required. 

As background, nuclear energy spans not only the generation of electrical power, but also nuclear medicine, nuclear propulsion and more! Hence, we are comfortable that this theme term will span these realms.

The 2024 World Nuclear Energy Day theme is inspired by #WeTooCriticalMass, which draws an analogy between nuclear physics and social movement.  The concept of “critical mass” was first used in nuclear physics. It represents the minimum amount of a fissionable material that will support a self-sustaining chain reaction. At this mass, the neutrons released in one fission reaction can trigger adjacent atoms to fission. A second definition explains socio-dynamic phenomena that drive actions and behaviors of large segments of the population. Also described as “critical density” in ecology, “threshold models of collective behavior” in sociology, and inflection points for policy influence in gender politics, the term illustrates how a spark ignites social movement.  We thank Nuclear ROSE Consulting, LLC, for proposing this theme and producing artwork for #WeAreCriticalMass, Global Ambassadors for Nuclear Energy, and the many benefits of nuclear technology to Society.

Since 2022, responses to surveys conducted by the Pew Research Center have marked a shift in support for nuclear energy in the U.S. with over 50% of adults saying they favor more nuclear generation for electricity. International support is similarly on the rise. In January 2024 World Nuclear News published an article on a global survey that found high public support for nuclear energy. “One-and-a-half times more people support the use of nuclear energy than oppose it.” A social movement is coalescing into an international energy policy direction. We are poised to unlock and mobilize new nuclear technologies that will improve the general welfare of all the world’s people. We are critical mass.

Artwork Library

The World Nuclear Energy Day organizing web site contains an open and free artwork library. We add images throughout the year. If you would like to submit one, please do so. Feel free to use this official Logo wherever you celebrate World Nuclear Energy Day.