Radiation Safety

NEA Nuclear Safety Advisory Panel

Background

The Nuclear Safety Advisory Panel (NSAP) is established to guide Singapore’s capability building in the areas of nuclear safety, security, and safeguards. Their expertise and guidance are instrumental in strengthening Singapore’s capabilities, as well as in supporting the assessment of the potential of advanced nuclear energy technologies for Singapore and responding to a region considering nuclear energy deployment.

Panel Composition

The current NSAP members appointed from 2025 to 2027 are:

Chair

 

Professor Laurence Williams


Notable past experience:
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations;
Chair UK Defence Nuclear Safety Committee

 

Members

 

Professor Allison Macfarlane


Notable past experience:
Chairman of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (US NRC)

Dr Olli Heinonen  


Notable past experience:
Deputy Director General IAEA and Head of the Department of Safeguards


 

Mr Tan Peng Yam


Notable past experience:
Chief Executive of Defence Science and Technology Agency

For any queries on the panel, please reach out to NEA directly.