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EPISODE · Sep 3, 2025 · 14 MIN

Industry Insight: Small modular reactors and ASEAN’s energy future

from The Afternoon Update with Lynlee Foo · host MONEY FM 89.3

ASEAN’s electricity demand is set to nearly triple by 2050, and renewables alone won’t be enough to keep the lights on. One option making a quiet comeback is nuclear power—this time in the form of small modular reactors (SMRs) that are safer, smaller, and more flexible than the plants of the past. On Industry Insight, Trung Ghi, Partner and Head of Energy & Utilities Practice at Arthur D. Little, explains why SMRs are gaining traction across Southeast Asia, how new technologies like AI and 3D printing are reshaping nuclear’s future, and why Singapore can still play a leadership role in policy and safety without building a reactor.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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