Floating nuclear power for Singapore

Abstract

Nuclear power in Singapore would have both advantages and disadvantages. Among the advantages are a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, a reduction in particulate pollution of the air, and a reduction of the nation's current total dependence on imported fossil energy. Among the problems are public resistance to the idea and the difficulty of finding an acceptable site on a crowded island. A previous study concluded that the best onshore site is underground on Jurong Island. The alternative examined here is to site the nuclear power plant on a floating vessel, moored in a quiet location remote from population and seaways. Subsidiary advantages are that the plant could be built somewhere else, and at the end of its useful life it could be towed away.