SINGAPORE, March 25 (Xinhua) -- While there are no plans to build nuclear power plants in Singapore, a pool of local nuclear experts will be developed in the next five years to protect the city-state from radiation, said the country's National Research Foundation (NRF) on Friday.
The move came one day before Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong kicks off his visit to the United States from March 26 to April 1 during which he will attend the Nuclear Security summit.
Experts will be trained to protect Singapore from radiation in case a nuclear incident occurs in the region. They should be able to tell whether the radiation will affect Singapore based on the wind directions, wind speeds, and calculate the amount of radiation in the air, NRF said.
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