Nearly a third of Singaporeans open to nuclear energy’s potential, highest in Asean: study
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Singaporeans’ wider support for nuclear power was due to a lack of green energy sources aside from solar in the city state, an analyst says
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Jean Iau Published: 3:25pm, 1 Oct 2026 Updated: 3:45pm, 1 Oct 2026
Just under a third of Singaporeans, or 31.4 per cent, believe that nuclear energy promises a clean power source with the greatest potential in the city state, representing the highest acceptance rate in Southeast Asia, a new study has found.
The approval rate represented an 11.1 per cent increase from 2024, the Southeast Asia Climate Outlook 2026 Survey found, even as solar energy continued to be the most popular choice.
Singapore is studying advanced nuclear technologies, including small modular reactors, as part of its long-term planning for a net-zero power system, but the government has not decided whether to deploy nuclear energy.
The latest study, released on Thursday by the Climate Change in Southeast Asia Programme at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute and the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, showed that public acceptance of civilian nuclear energy is growing.
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