Sinki are gearing up for nuclear race de woh, are we ready?

[k1976]

Gearing up for Singapore’s nuclear option​

Sharon See​

Published Thu, Jun 6, 2024 · 05:00 AM

US scientists achieved net energy gain in a fusion reaction for the second time in July 2023, producing a higher yield than its initial fusion ignition breakthrough seven months prior at the National Ignition Facility in California. PHOTO: REUTERS
Singapore

UNTIL recently, the idea of harnessing nuclear energy in Singapore would likely have been dismissed out of hand, to no surprise.
Consider this: Both disaster sites in Fukushima and Chernobyl have exclusion zones that are a few times larger than Singapore’s total land area. Suffice to say, a nuclear accident on a similar scale would be existential for the city-state.

Yet, the authorities have in fact been leaning into the possibility of adopting nuclear power.

 

[k1976]

We n

can we rely on bengali talents?

 

[k1976]

Singapore aims to build pool of about 100 nuclear energy experts​

Singapore has not made any decision on the deployment of nuclear energy and is unable to commit to a timeline on taking a position regarding it, says Second Minister for Trade and Industry Dr Tan See Leng.

File photo of nuclear power plants. (Photo: iStock/Ke Zhuang)

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Natasha Ganesan
03 Apr 2024 05:27PM (Updated: 04 Apr 2024 09:17AM)
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SINGAPORE: Singapore has plans to build a pool of about 100 nuclear energy experts in the medium to long run, said Second Minister for Trade and Industry Tan See Leng on Wednesday (Apr 3). However, no decision has been made on the deployment of nuclear energy and Singapore is unable to commit to a timeline on taking a position regarding it.
Dr Tan was responding to supplementary questions posed by Member of Parliament Gerald Giam (WP-Aljunied) who asked how many scientists are currently at the Singapore Nuclear Research and Safety Initiative, as well as the number of scholarships awarded each year to help build a pipeline of nuclear scientists and expertise.
Mr Giam also asked if the government is building up the necessary regulatory policy frameworks that will be needed to oversee potential nuclear energy programmes such as nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.
To this, Dr Tan said the government supports efforts to train scientists and experts in local and overseas universities.
Over the last decade, the Singapore Nuclear Research and Safety Initiative at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has awarded 30 scholarships for postgraduate studies in areas related to nuclear science and engineering. It has also developed a pipeline of around 40 researchers specialising in radiobiology, radiochemistry and nuclear safety.
“We aim to build up a pool of about 100 experts in the medium to long run,” Dr Tan said.

 

[k1976]

On nuclear fusion, the minister acknowledged that there is “a lot of excitement” in the fusion space. “To date, on a sustainable basis, the net energy input needed to create that nuclear fusion reaction far exceeds the output of the energy that we can harness,” he added.

The closest system many countries have developed is based on tokamak, which is an experimental device to create a nuclear fusion reaction. This in turn produces energy to heat water and produce steam that drives turbines to generate electricity.

But the technology is still in the development stage and the actual project has not come to fruition yet, said Dr Tan. He added that researchers from Singapore also have been sent to the United States to study how the technology will evolve.

“For nuclear fusion, to answer the question, I think it's still quite nascent, and we are probably at least a decade away.”

 

[syed putra]

I think this has nothing to do with nuclear power station but more about the bomb.

 

[JurongEast]

Myanmar has 10,000 nuclear scientists

 

[Truthspeak]

When they start with the article/news with “Scientists…..”, it is a red flag and highly a hoax. However, globetards will get excited and believe everything. That is how brainwashing works

 

[Truthspeak]

If you replace the word “scientists” with “god”, you surely know why globetards will get excited

 

[k1976]

Myanmar has 10,000 nuclear scientists

YEEDIA is cheaper, better and faster mah

 

[k1976]

I think this has nothing to do with nuclear power station but more about the bomb.

U mismanage it....the station will cheekahboob

 

[k1976]

When they start with the article/news with “Scientists…..”, it is a red flag and highly a hoax. However, globetards will get excited and believe everything. That is how brainwashing works

They wet dream a big time...

 

[red amoeba]

It’s inevitable we will build as we depend entirely on natural gas to generate power. We are at mercy of Indonesia.