Programmes and agreements / prg-sg-government-nuclear-smr-study

Singapore government study of nuclear energy and SMRs (no deployment decision, IAEA INIR planned)

Singapore is studying whether nuclear energy, including SMRs, could suit it in the longer term, EMA commissioned Mott MacDonald to assess the safety and technical feasibility of advanced nuclear technologies. In August 2026 the ministry said no deployment decision has been made, buffer-zone and siting parameters are premature, and an IAEA infrastructure review is planned for the next year.

Not a deployment project. SMR plans, agreements, studies and government programmes that are not (yet) a single deployment project. They are listed separately and are never counted as projects or reactors.

Type

Feasibility or siting study

Countries concerned

Singapore

Participants and roles

• Government: Ministry of Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry)
• Government: Energy Market Authority (EMA)
• Other participant: Mott MacDonald

Designs named

—

Scale as stated

study (no units)

Announced or first reported

Feb 2025

Status

Active
Study only. The ministry said on 4 August 2026 that no decision to deploy has been made, that planning parameters and siting options are premature, and that the first phase of an IAEA INIR is…

Confidence

medium

Last checked

2026-10-14 (record review date, not proof of current activity)

Related deployment projects

• No related deployment project is recorded here.

Sources

• Written reply to PQ on planning parameters ... for deploying small modular reactor (government_primary, published 4 Aug 2026, accessed 2026-10-14)
• KHNP, EMA to cooperate on Singapore SMR study (reputable_press, published 3 Mar 2026, accessed 2026-10-14)