Consideration on Reprocessing Spent Nuclear Fuel

Debated in Parliament on 4 Jul 2022.

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Trade and Industry about any consideration of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel and any threshold purity targets for such reprocessing.
Gan Kim Yong stated that Singapore has no plans and is not considering the processing or reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel, as the country does not generate nuclear power or have a nuclear industry.
He noted that the government is monitoring nuclear technology developments, training personnel, and conducting research but will only consider nuclear power after ensuring readiness, making fuel reprocessing and purity targets premature.

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether there has been any consideration on re-processing spent nuclear fuel; and (b) whether there is currently any consideration of a threshold purity target for such re-processing.

Gan Kim Yong

The Government has no plans to process nor re-process spent nuclear fuel, nor are such plans currently being considered. One must not put the cart before the horse. The processing or re-processing of nuclear fuel is undertaken only in some of the countries which generate nuclear power, or which have a nuclear industry. Singapore is neither.

MTI is monitoring developments related to nuclear technologies, and is training personnel and undertaking research in nuclear power and safety. Until such time when we are ready to consider deciding on the use of nuclear power, it will be inappropriate and premature to consider nuclear fuel processing, let alone any purity targets for such fuel.

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Trade and Industry about any consideration of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel and any threshold purity targets for such reprocessing.
Gan Kim Yong stated that Singapore has no plans and is not considering the processing or reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel, as the country does not generate nuclear power or have a nuclear industry.
He noted that the government is monitoring nuclear technology developments, training personnel, and conducting research but will only consider nuclear power after ensuring readiness, making fuel reprocessing and purity targets premature.

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Consideration on Reprocessing Spent Nuclear Fuel

Debated in Parliament on 4 Jul 2022.

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Trade and Industry about any consideration of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel and any threshold purity targets for such reprocessing.
Gan Kim Yong stated that Singapore has no plans and is not considering the processing or reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel, as the country does not generate nuclear power or have a nuclear industry.
He noted that the government is monitoring nuclear technology developments, training personnel, and conducting research but will only consider nuclear power after ensuring readiness, making fuel reprocessing and purity targets premature.

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim

Gan Kim Yong

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Trade and Industry about any consideration of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel and any threshold purity targets for such reprocessing.
Gan Kim Yong stated that Singapore has no plans and is not considering the processing or reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel, as the country does not generate nuclear power or have a nuclear industry.
He noted that the government is monitoring nuclear technology developments, training personnel, and conducting research but will only consider nuclear power after ensuring readiness, making fuel reprocessing and purity targets premature.

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Consideration on Reprocessing Spent Nuclear Fuel

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