CSCAP-Nuclear Energy Experts Group
Prof Mely Caballero-Anthony and Mr Julius Cesar Trajano co-chaired with Pacific Forum the annual meeting of the CSCAP-Nuclear Energy Experts Group held in Singapore from 2-3 August 2023. Mr Trajano delivered presentations on the role of nuclear power in the Philippines’ clean energy transition and on business and technological partnerships in Small Modular Reactor (SMR) deployment and development in East Asia. Around 40 participants from Asia-Pacific countries discussed key nuclear governance issues related to nuclear energy and the clean energy transition, the impact of SMR and other emerging reactor technology, and the key roles of the ASEAN Network of Regulatory Bodies on Atomic Energy and other Asia-Pacific networks.