What is the key issue holding back the ‘next nuclear renaissance’? Southeast Asia's nuclear ambition will require US$208 billion worth of investments by 2020, with small modular reactors emerging as the preferred technology despite the cost premium, according to energy researcher Wood MacKenzie. The region currently has no operational nuclear capacity, relying heavily instead on coal and gas. But growing pressure to decarbonise, concerns over energy security, and the AI data centre boom are