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Dr Philip Andrews-Speed explains to the Straits Times the various risks to Ukraine’s Dr Philip Andrews-Speed explains to the Straits Times the various risks to Ukraine’s nuclear plants amid heavy fighting.
Dr Andrews-Speed shares his views after a fire broke out early on Friday (March 4) at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine — the largest of its kind in Europe. Risk of a Chernobyl-like disaster that could affect Europe possible: Nuclear expert | ST Live - YouTube

Nur Azha Putra and Victor Nian Represent ESI at World Nuclear University’s Strategic Leadership Academy 2021 Programme
ESI Research Associate Nur Azha Putra and Senior Research Fellow Victor Nian participated in the World Nuclear University’s first iteration of its Strategic Leadership Academy 2021 programme. Read more

4th Annual Meeting of ASEAN Network on Nuclear Power Safety Research (ASEAN NPSR)
ESI Research Associates, Mr. Nur Azha Putra and Ms. Ira Martina Drupady along with colleagues from the ASEAN Member States attended the three-day event, which was organised by this year’s host, the NUS Singapore Nuclear Research and Safety Initiative.
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Nur Azha Putra presented on ASEAN's civilian nuclear governance at IAEA technical meeting on nuclear microreators
ESI Research Associate, Mr. Nur Azha Putra along with colleagues from the National Environment Agency and the Singapore Nuclear Research and Safety Institute attended the four-day event, which was organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency. Read more

Victor Nian interviewed by Mediacorp 883 JIA Radio on Fukushima nuclear wastewater
Dr Victor Nian, Senior Research Fellow had a live interview by MediaCorp 8 World (Channel 8) in Mandarin pertaining to Fukushima radioactive water disposal on 15 April 2021. Read more

Victor Nian & Gerald Goh co-writes for The Sustainability Times on why Singapore should consider nuclear power
Senior Research Fellow Dr Victor Nian and his Master’s student Gerald Goh (University of Cambridge) have co-written an opinion piece published on Sustainability Times. The piece, titled “Why Singapore should consider nuclear power”, was published on 11 December 2020. Read more

Nur Azha Putra interviewed by Sustainability Times
Mr Nur Azha Putra, Research Associate, was interviewed by Sustainability Times on the prospects of nuclear power in the Philippines and the future of nuclear power energy among the ASEAN Member States. He also gave his views on the issues and challenges of nuclear power governance in the region. Read more

Opportunities And Challenges In Deploying Small Modular Reactors In ASEAN
On 3 September 2020, Senior Research Fellow of ESI and Executive Director of UNiLAB on Integrated Systems Analysis Tools, Dr. Victor Nian organised a much anticipated webinar on "Opportunities and Challenges in Deploying Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in ASEAN. Read more

Workshop on Regional Cooperation to Enhance Transboundary Consultation on Nuclear Power Development in Southeast Asia
The ESI-CIL Nuclear Governance Project (“the Project”) organised a two-day workshop on “Regional Cooperation to Enhance Transboundary Consultation on Nuclear Power Development in Southeast Asia” for Singapore government officials on 8 and 9 May 2019. Read more

Event Report: Small Modular Reactors: The Outlook for Development
The report of a conference titled ‘Small Modular Reactors: The Outlook for Development’ and held in Singapore on 8 November 2017 is available online. Read more

Event Report: The Evolving Global Nuclear Energy Landscape: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities
The report of a half-day public conference and a one-day closed-door workshop titled ‘The Evolving Global Nuclear Energy Landscape: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities’ and held in Singapore on 11-12 April 2018 is available online. Read more

Event Report: Nuclear Off-Site Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Aftermath of Fukushima
The report of a half-day conference titled ‘Nuclear Off-Site Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Aftermath of Fukushima’ and held in Singapore on 10 July 2018 is available online. Read more

CSCAP Study Group Meeting and ASEAN Regional Forum Inter-Sessional Meeting
Denise Cheong presented at the Sixth Meeting of the CSCAP Study Group on Non-proliferation and Disarmament in the Asia-Pacific and the 11th ASEAN Regional Forum Inter-Sessional Meeting on Non-proliferation and Disarmament (as part of the CSCAP delegation) held on 7 and 8 April 2019 in Bali, Indonesia. Read more

8th CSCAP Nuclear Energy Experts Group Meeting 2019
Denise Cheong and Nivedita S participated in the 8th CSCAP Nuclear Energy Experts Group Meeting in Singapore, from 24 – 25 January 2019. Read more

Participation at 23rd Biennial INLA Congress 2018
Anthony Wetherall and Nivedita S participated in the 23rd Biennial Congress of the International Nuclear Law Association (INLA) in Abu Dhabi, UAE, from 4 – 8 November 2018. Read more

Participation in IAEA International Conference 2018
Nur Azha Putra participated in International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) International Conference on the Security of Radioactive Material: The Way Forward for Prevention and Detection in Vienna, Austria, from 3 – 7 December 2018. Read more

RSIS-PDC ASEAN Workshop on ASEAN Disaster Management 2018
Denise Cheong, Nivedita S and Nur Azha Putra participated in the RSIS-PDC ASEAN Workshop on ASEAN Disaster Management held in Singapore, from 15 - 16 August 2018. Read more

ASEAN Law Academy 2018
Nur Azha Putra attended the Centre for International Law's (CIL) inaugural ASEAN Law Academy held in Singapore, from 19 - 26 July 2018. Read more

IAEA Technical Meeting on the Security of Nuclear and other Radioactive Material in Transport 2018
Anthony Wetherall participated in the Technical Meeting on the Security of Nuclear and other Radioactive Material in Transport held in Vienna, Austria, from 9 - 13 July 2018. Read more

Nuclear Law Conference, INLA (UK) 2018
Anthony Wetherall participated in the Nuclear Law Conference organised by INLA (UK Branch) held in Manchester, United Kingdom on 28 June 2018. Read more

2nd Meeting of the ASEAN Network On Nuclear Power Safety Research 2018
Nur Azha Putra attended the 2nd Meeting of the ASEAN Network on Nuclear Power Safety Research held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 15 - 17 March 2018. Read more

International Nuclear Law Essentials Course 2018
Anthony Wetherall participated in the seventh session of the International Nuclear Law Essentials (INLE) Course. Read more

CIL Welcomes Faculty and Participants of the NEA’s 2018 International Nuclear Law Essentials Course to NUS
The National University of Singapore (NUS), through the Centre for International Law (CIL), is delighted to co-operate with the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to hold the seventh session of the International Nuclear Law Essentials (INLE) Course. This international nuclear law course is being held for the first time outside of France from 26 February to 2 March 2018. Read more

7th CSCAP Nuclear Energy Experts Group Meeting 2018
Anthony Wetherall and Denise Cheong participated in the 7th CSCAP Nuclear Energy Experts Group Meeting in Singapore. Read more

Geopolitics of Nuclear Energy in the Middle East
Dr Philip Andrews-Speed, participated in a workshop organized by the International Institute for Strategic Studies on the geopolitics of nuclear energy in the Middle East, in Istanbul, Turkey on 28 November 2017. Read more

CSCAP Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Study Group Meeting 2017
Nur Azha Putra attended attended the CSCAP Study Group on Nonproliferation and Disarmament in the Asia-Pacific’s meeting held in Hanoi, Vietnam, from 25 - 27 October 2017. Read more

APPLY NOW: International Nuclear Law Essentials 2018
Collaboration with OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) to hold INLE for the first time outside France in Singapore in early 2018. Read more

Third International Workshop on the Indemnification of Damage in the Event of a Nuclear Accident 2017
Nivedita S participated in Third International Workshop on the Indemnification of Damage in the Event of a Nuclear Accident from 18 to 20 October in Bratislava, Slovakia. Read more...

World Nuclear University Short Course 2017
Ira Martina Drupady attended a short course organised by the World Nuclear University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, from 8 to 12 October 2017. Read more...

Aviation and Nuclear Security Workshop & Roundtable 2017
Anthony Wetherall participated in a one day joint workshop organised by the World Institute for Nuclear Security (WINS) and the International Airport Review in Vienna, Austria. Read more

25th Women in Nuclear (WiN) Global Annual Conference 2017
Ira Martina Drupady participated in the 25th WiN global annual conference in Beijing, China from 28th August to 1st September 2017. Read more

SAVE THE DATE: International Nuclear Law Essentials 2018
We are pleased to announce that the NUS Centre for International Law, through the ESI-CIL Nuclear Governance Project, is collaborating with OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) to hold the International Nuclear Law Essentials (INLE) Course in Singapore in early 2018 (26 February – 2 March). For the first time, INLE will be held outside of France. Read more

3rd International Conference on Public Policy 2017
Ira Martina Drupady and S Nivedita participated in the 3rd International Conference on Public Policy 2017 in Singapore. Read more

World Engineers Summit 2017
Four members of the Project team participated in a special panel session on nuclear energy as part of the World Engineers Summit 2017 on 21 July 2017. Read more

Meeting with Nuclear Academics in 2017
On 30th June 2017, six members of the project team hosted an informal lunch meeting with seven academics from East Asia and beyond working on nuclear governance who were attending a conference hosted by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.

Our guests were:

- Professor Hideaki Shiroyama, Professor Taketoshi Taniguchi and Dr Shunsaku Komatsukazi, all of the University of Tokyo;
- Ms Shoko Tanaka of the Japan Forum on International Relations, Tokyo;
- Dr Yue Go, of the Harvard Belfer School;
- Mr Yuming Wei of Tsinghua University, Beijing;
- Ms Duygu Sever- Mehmetoğlu of Koç University, Istanbul.

The meeting provided an opportunity to learn about each other’s research agendas and laid the ground for future cooperation.

8th Nuclear Power Asia 2017
Anthony Wetherall, Denise Cheong, and Nur Azha Putra participated in the 8th annual Nuclear Power Asia Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Read more

6th CSCAP Nuclear Energy Experts Group Meeting 2017
Anthony Wetherall, Denise Cheong, Ira Martina Drupady and Nur Azha Putra participated in the 6th CSCAP Nuclear Energy Experts Group Meeting in Singapore. Read more

International Nuclear Law Essentials 2017
Dr Philip Andrews-Speed, Ira Martina Drupady and Nur Azha Putra, attended this year’s International Nuclear Law Essentials course in Paris, France. Read more

GICNT Legal Frameworks Workshop in 2017
Anthony Wetherall participated in the Legal Frameworks Workshop ‘Vigilant Marmot’ organised by the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) together with the government of Canada, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Bratislava, Slovakia. Read more

Participation at IAEA International Conference 2016
Anthony Wetherall participated in the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) week-long International Conference on Nuclear Security: Commitments and Actions in Vienna Austria. Read more

Participation at KIOST International Seminar on Ocean Sciences Diplomacy 2016
Prof. Beckman, Anthony Wetherall, and S Nivedita participated in the KIOST International Seminar on Ocean Sciences Diplomacy in Ansan, South Korea. Read more

Participation at 22^nd Biennial INLA Congress 2016
Anthony Wetherall participated in the 22^nd Biennial Congress of the International Nuclear Law Association (INLA) in New Delhi, India. Read more

Participation at 5^th CSCAP Nuclear Energy Experts Group Meeting 2016
Anthony Wetherall, Denise Cheong, Ira Martina Drupady and Azha Putra participated in the 5^th CSCAP Nuclear Energy Experts Group Meeting in Singapore. Read more

Attendance at World Nuclear Association Symposium 2016
Dr Philip Andrews-Speed attended this year's World Nuclear Association Symposium in London, UK. Read more

Participation at International School of Nuclear Law 2016
Denise Cheong; Dr Monique Taylor; and Nivedita S participated in this year’s International School of Nuclear Law in Montpellier, France. Read more

New Senior Project Consultant
We are delighted to welcome Professor Günther Handl as Senior Project Consultant under the ESI-CIL Nuclear Governance Project. Read more

New Research Associate
We are delighted to welcome Nivedita S as a Research Associate under the ESI-CIL Nuclear Governance Project. Read more

New Senior Research Fellow
We are delighted to welcome Anthony Wetherall as a Senior Research Fellow under the ESI-CIL Nuclear Governance Project. Read more