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Singapore to beef up nuclear technology expertise

SINGAPORE — Singapore is beefing up its nuclear technology expertise with a newly-announced programme.

Shot of the Singapore skyline. Photo: Reuters

Shot of the Singapore skyline. Photo: Reuters

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SINGAPORE — Singapore is beefing up its nuclear technology expertise with a newly-announced programme.

The 10-year Nuclear Safety Research and Education Programme was announced today (April 23) by the National Research Foundation (NRF).

For a start, S$63 million of funding will be set aside for the programme for the first five years.

The programme is made up of two components — the Singapore Nuclear Research and Safety Initiative (SNRSI) and the Nuclear Education and Training Fund (NETF).

The SNRSI will focus on research and developing capabilities in nuclear safety, while the NETF will support education and training in those areas. The National University of Singapore will offer Engineering and Physics students a minor in Medical Physics, which is set to give students with an interest in nuclear technology a foundation in the subject.

The NRF hopes to train some 100 scientists in this area, in the next decade. CHANNEL NEWSASIA

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