Small modular nuclear reactors: Singapore’s answer to energy security?小型模块化核反应堆：新加坡应对能源安全的方案？
Is Singapore ready for nuclear power? SNRSI CEO Low Xin Wei unpacks the UN atomic watchdog review, safety concerns and where a potential plant could be built. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Why they offer more safety features and generate less nuclear waste, says a nuclear expert.
Published Oct 20, 2026, 06:00 PM
Updated Oct 20, 2026, 06:00 PM
They offer more safety features and generate less nuclear waste, says a nuclear expert.
Singapore announced in May 2026 that it will be embarking on the first phase of a review by the UN atomic watchdog, to help Singapore determine if it has what it takes to deploy nuclear energy.
Host Audrey Tan discusses what this process entails for Singapore with Low Xin Wei, the chief executive of the Singapore Nuclear Research and Safety Institute (SNRSI), a research organisation. He was previously the assistant chief executive at Singapore’s energy regulator, the Energy Market Authority.
Low describes the review process as being similar to a marriage counselling course, which participants undergo to learn more about what marriage entails.
Just like how the final decision on whether to get married will be determined by the couple, countries will have the final say in whether to go ahead with deploying nuclear energy.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:20 How has Singapore’s stance on nuclear energy changed over the years?
6:45 What are the three reasons behind this change?
12:21 How has public perception of nuclear shifted?
15:20 How nuclear energy can boost energy security
20:25 Embarking on Phase 1 of the integrated nuclear infrastructure review: What it entails for Singapore?
26:45 What will it take to demonstrate that nuclear plants are safer than what people perceive?
36:45 Where could a nuclear power plant in Singapore potentially be sited?
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一位核能专家解释了为什么它们具有更多安全特性并产生更少的核废料。
发布于2026年10月20日下午6:00
更新于2026年10月20日下午6:00
一位核能专家表示，它们具有更高的安全性能，并且产生的核废料更少。
新加坡于 2026 年 5 月宣布，将启动联合国原子能监督机构的第一阶段审查，以帮助新加坡确定其是否具备部署核能的条件。
主持人陈慧玲与新加坡核能研究与安全研究院（SNRSI）首席执行官刘欣伟探讨了这一过程对新加坡的意义。刘欣伟此前曾担任新加坡能源监管机构——能源市场管理局的助理首席执行官。
Low 将审查过程描述为类似于婚姻咨询课程，参与者通过该课程了解更多关于婚姻的含义。
就像是否结婚的最终决定权在于夫妻双方一样，是否发展核能的最终决定权也掌握在各国手中。
亮点（点击/轻触上方）：
1:20 新加坡对核能的立场这些年来发生了哪些变化？
6:45 这项改变背后的三个原因是什么？
12:21 公众对核武器的看法发生了怎样的变化？
15:20 核能如何提升能源安全
20:25 启动综合核基础设施审查第一阶段：这对新加坡意味着什么？
26:45 要证明核电站比人们认为的更安全，需要做些什么？
36:45 新加坡的核电站可能选址在哪里？
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