Final INIR Mission Phase 1 Report To Be Tabled In Cabinet Soon - Malaysian Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 (Bernama) -- The final report of the Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) Mission Phase 1 will be tabled in the cabinet soon to find out whether it could be made public or not, said Minister in the Malaysian Prime Minister's Department Nancy Shukri. "I need to table it because of time constraint. But there's nothing much, it's just a matter of asking the cabinet whether we should make the report public or not," she told reporters at the Kuala Lumpur heat of the FameLab Malaysia 2017 (FameLab) competition held here, Sunday. The three-phase assessment, initiated by the International Atomic Energy Agency, concluded that Malaysia is thoroughly prepared and has developed a considerable base of knowledge to make an informed decision about introducing nuclear power. On March 7, the minister said Malaysia has 30 days to respond to the recommendation made by the report that evaluates interested newcomer countries' status and state-of-readiness in developing nuclear power programmes. Famelab was a collaboration between MIGHT and British Council Malaysia and the competition was aimed at finding new voices in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). --BERNAMA