CSCAP Singapore, RSIS NTS Centre and Pacific Forum (US CSCAP) co-organised the annual meeting of the CSCAP-Nuclear Energy Experts Group held virtually on 28-29 September 2021.

CSCAP Singapore, RSIS NTS Centre and Pacific Forum (US CSCAP) co-organised the annual meeting of the CSCAP-Nuclear Energy Experts Group held virtually on 28-29 September 2021. Around 50 nuclear energy governance experts and practitioners from Asia Pacific countries participated in the meeting. They deliberated on policy and technological aspects of nuclear governance in the Asia Pacific, focusing on the role of nuclear energy in climate change mitigation; advancing the peaceful use of nuclear technology; role of strategic trade controls in nuclear governance in the region; and the future of small modular reactors in Southeast Asia. Mr Kwa Chong Guan, RSIS Senior Fellow and Co-chair of CSCAP Singapore, Prof Mely Caballero-Anthony, Head of NTS Centre, and Mr Julius Trajano, Research Fellow, actively contributed to the discussions and co-chaired the sessions with Dr David Santoro, President of Pacific Forum.