Source: Government of Singapore
2 June 2026 – The National Environment Agency (NEA) and the United Kingdom (UK)’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate in nuclear safety regulation, including the exchange of information and expertise, and the training of scientific and technical personnel.
2. The MOU was signed by Ms Koh Li-Na, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Meteorological Services and Radiation Protection, NEA and Mr Paul Dicks, Director of Regulation of New Reactors at ONR. It supports Singapore’s overarching effort to build capabilities in nuclear safety, and to study the feasibility of the safe deployment of nuclear energy in Singapore.
3. Ms Koh, NEA Deputy Chief Executive Officer, said, “The MOU with the United Kingdom’s Office for Nuclear Regulation will strengthen Singapore’s capabilities in radiation protection, nuclear safety and assessment. Through partnerships with well-established regulators like ONR, NEA will deepen its technical expertise to understand new reactor technologies and build the institutional capabilities needed to rigorously assess nuclear safety.”
4. ONR, the UK’s independent nuclear regulatory body that oversees nuclear safety in Great Britain, regulates over 30 nuclear sites in the UK, and is among the first few international regulators to review the safety of SMRs. This collaboration will enhance NEA’s regulatory knowledge as Singapore continues to study the potential role of nuclear energy in its energy future. NEA has also been developing Singapore’s nuclear safety and regulatory capabilities through close partnerships with established regulators in Finland, France and the United States, as well as our ASEAN partners with whom we engage in nuclear safety cooperation and discussions.
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