Dedicated nuclear teams created at EMA and NEA after reorganisation

Move is part of efforts to help S’pore make decision on feasibility of nuclear energy

- Chin Hui Shan

Dedicated nuclear teams have been created at the Energy Market Authority (EMA) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) following a reorganisation exercise, The Straits Times has learnt.

This comes after Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said in his Budget 2025 speech in February that the Singapore Government would be reorganising itself to place “greater emphasis” on capability building in nuclear energy.

Singapore has yet to make a decision on whether it will use nuclear energy.

In response to ST queries, the EMA and NEA said in a joint statement that EMA has formed a dedicated nuclear energy team to assess the feasibility of deploying advanced nuclear energy technologies for power generation in Singapore.

The EMA has, among other things, conducted site visits to countries such as the US, Switzerland and France to build understanding of nuclear energy, and called for studies on advanced nuclear technologies, such as small modular reactors (SMRs).

Meanwhile, as the radiation and nuclear safety regulator, NEA has established a nuclear safety team to deepen expertise in nuclear safety, security and safeguards.