Tan See Leng on potential deployment of nuclear energy in Singapore

The Government has not made any decisions regarding the deployment of nuclear energy in Singapore and as such, it has no plans for uranium stockpiling. Second Minister for Trade and Industry Tan See Leng said this in Parliament on Wednesday (Apr 3). He was replying to an MP’s question on whether Singapore has plans to stockpile uranium to secure energy sources ahead of other countries shifting towards nuclear energy, and what it is doing to prepare a core of local talent for the industry. Dr Tan said any deployment decision will require detailed studies of the safety, reliability, affordability and environmental sustainability of nuclear energy in the local context. So, what the Government is doing is steadily building capabilities to better understand and assess global developments on advanced nuclear energy technologies. It aims to build a pool of about 100 experts in the field, in the medium to long run, said Dr Tan.