Key Takeaways
- • The National Environment Agency (NEA) has commissioned three consultancy firms, Econet Consulting, AtkinsRealis Singapore, and Environmental Resources Management, to study nuclear safety, nuclear regulation and environmental protection.
- • The studies are preparatory work for the IAEA Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) phase 1 mission scheduled for 2027.
- • The Government has not decided whether to deploy nuclear energy in Singapore, a position reiterated by NEA despite Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's May 19 announcement that the country would undergo the assessment.
- • The Energy Market Authority separately appointed a panel of consultants to strengthen capability-building in key areas identified under the milestones approach.
Summary
Singapore's National Environment Agency (NEA) has commissioned a study to deepen its technical and regulatory expertise in nuclear safety, regulation and environmental protection, according to an announcement made on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The work is part of broader efforts to strengthen the country's capabilities ahead of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) phase 1 mission in 2027.
NEA said it has appointed three consultancy firms to undertake the studies: Econet Consulting, AtkinsRealis Singapore, and Environmental Resources Management. The firms will examine the potential environmental implications of a nuclear power plant, international regulations and environmental standards for nuclear facilities, and international nuclear safety standards and requirements.
NEA stressed that the Government has not yet made a decision on deploying nuclear energy in Singapore. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong had announced on May 19 that the country would undergo this assessment. NEA said the capability-building efforts will support the Government's study of the potential deployment of nuclear energy.
NEA chief executive Geraldine Low said building strong technical and regulatory capabilities is critical to assessing the safety of nuclear energy. She said the studies would help the agency strengthen its expertise "drawing on international experience and practices."
Separately, the Energy Market Authority has appointed a panel of consultants to strengthen capability-building efforts in key areas identified under the milestones approach.
NEA said it has appointed three consultancy firms to undertake the studies: Econet Consulting, AtkinsRealis Singapore, and Environmental Resources Management. The firms will examine the potential environmental implications of a nuclear power plant, international regulations and environmental standards for nuclear facilities, and international nuclear safety standards and requirements.
NEA stressed that the Government has not yet made a decision on deploying nuclear energy in Singapore. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong had announced on May 19 that the country would undergo this assessment. NEA said the capability-building efforts will support the Government's study of the potential deployment of nuclear energy.
NEA chief executive Geraldine Low said building strong technical and regulatory capabilities is critical to assessing the safety of nuclear energy. She said the studies would help the agency strengthen its expertise "drawing on international experience and practices."
Separately, the Energy Market Authority has appointed a panel of consultants to strengthen capability-building efforts in key areas identified under the milestones approach.
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