Building an underground nuclear power plant in Singapore - geological and geotechnical considerations

• Main Author: Riesta Sutanto.
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Geotechnical; DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering::Environmental protection
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/49724
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Singapore has long been facing a lack of energy issue. One of the possible solutions that has been considered is to construct a nuclear power plant. With a very limited land, going underground is one possible attractive alternative. Some options and types for the most suitable nuclear power p...