Risk Assessment and Mitigation Measures on China's Planned Floating Nuclear Power Plant in South China Sea

9 Mr Low Thia Khiang asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs whether the Ministry has done a risk assessment and planned for mitigation measures in relation to China's planned floating nuclear power plant which may be deployed in the South China Sea.

Dr Vivian Balakrishnan: Mr Low asked whether the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has done a risk assessment and planned for mitigation measures in relation to China's planned floating nuclear power plants which may be deployed in the South China Sea.

We are unaware of any official announcements by the Chinese government of specific plans to deploy floating nuclear power plants in the South China Sea, although there have been some media reports on this.

As a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency and a party to various nuclear-related international legal instruments, and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), China would be aware of its obligations pertaining to the safety and security of its nuclear-related activities, and its responsibilities to protect the general public as well as the marine environment.