Consider This: Nuclear at Our Doorstep? (Part 1)

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency recently made a comment that Singapore is ready to adopt nuclear power, and could do so, possibly in collaboration with its ASEAN neighbours. Rafael Grossi, Director-General of the IA-EA, believes the Republic is “prepared” to host nuclear power, citing its institutional maturity and decarbonisation goals. But what would nuclear readiness actually look like—for Singapore, and for the wider region? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Dr Alvin Chew, Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, where his research focuses on the broad usage of civilian nuclear energy, as well as nuclear non-proliferation matters.