Raise public's understanding of atomic energy: Nuclear office director

"The IAEA provides a very good guide. We'll go through every single line (on) safety, waste management, safeguards... and then get a good understanding of what it entails, and make sure that we have the necessary capabilities to tackle all of them," said Mr Chan.

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Mr Darryl Chan (centre), director of the Nuclear Energy Office at the Energy Market Authority, said at the Singapore-US Forum on Oct 29 that the public needs bite-size information about how nuclear reactors work. With him were (from left) Asean Centre for Energy executive director Razib Dawood, Atomic Canyon founder and CEO Trey Lauderdale, A*Star Institute of Materials Research and Engineering's Associate Professor Michael Short, and moderator Brian McFeeters, who is CEO of the US-Asean Business Council. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM

(ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM)

But, ultimately, the authorities cannot move without raising the public’s understanding of atomic energy.