Overview
- Singapore will undergo an IAEA Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review in 2027, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said Tuesday.
- The Phase 1 review checks readiness to decide across 19 areas in a three-step IAEA milestones process that later covers contracting and then operating a first plant.
- Agencies are drafting a self-evaluation before a week-long expert visit in 2027, with key findings released right after and a final report in the following months.
- Officials said the step is not a decision to deploy nuclear power, with safety the overriding priority for a small, dense country.
- Small modular reactors are viewed as better fits for Singapore, though most are early-stage, which makes capability-building useful as ASEAN neighbors move ahead with nuclear plans.