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Southeast Asia Needs To ‘Begin Now’ On Plans For Nuclear, Says Thinktank

By David Dalton
11 November 2025

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Southeast Asia Needs To ‘Begin Now’ On Plans For Nuclear, Says Thinktank
The Philippines completed building the Bataan nuclear power plant in 1984 but never began operations due to safety concerns. Courtesy Wikipedia/Creative Commons Licence.
Southeast Asian governments and their partners will need to take the time to thoroughly evaluate reactor technologies, negotiate supplier arrangements and develop the domestic expertise necessary to operate and regulate nuclear power safely and securely before they make any commitment to new build, a US thinktank has said.

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