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Thais Wary Of Nuclear After Fukushima, But Bangkok’s Reactor Plans ‘Can Make Progress’

By David Dalton
31 January 2025

Southeast Asian nation aiming to deploy two small modular plants

Thais Wary Of Nuclear After Fukushima, But Bangkok’s Reactor Plans ‘Can Make Progress’
Thailand should be able to commission nuclear energy into its energy mix by around 2037. Courtesy Preecha.MJ/Wikipedia
The most challenging aspects for the introduction of nuclear energy in Thailand are public acceptance and political instability, but plans are progressing for the Southeast Asian nation to deploy its first units in the late 2030s, according to analysis in the US-based The National Law Review.

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