As energy demand surges, Southeast Asia faces an uncomfortable nuclear question

Published on February 9, 2026

Long treated in Southeast Asia as a distant possibility, nuclear power is quietly returning to regional policy discussions, as the risks of energy shortfalls, price instability and system fragility are becoming harder to ignore.

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