Nigeria aims to use nuclear energy for the generation of electricity due to its 20,000 mw projected demand for the future. The country had made plans to start building its first nuclear energy plant in 2011, and begin power generation in 2017. However the Japan Fukushima nuclear accident and subsequent radiation fears may bring the nuclear plans of Nigeria and other developing countries to a halt, especially as it had seem to be the popular alternative for clean energy generation.
At the IAEA 54th General Conference in Vienna Austria,Nigeria had made a strong showing as its delegate and president of the Nigeria Nuclear Regulatory Agency, Professor Shamsideen Elegba presented a paper " Radiotherapy Practice in Africa:Safety and Efficacy", delegates discussed the issues of safe use of radiation in medicine, and importantly safety regulations and infrastructure in the build up of nuclear potentials. And earlier in 2009 Nigerian Minister for Environment Jhon Odei had lauded the need for Nigerian build up of nuclear generation in a conference held in Nigeria, and which was attended by Experts from South Africa, Germany, Russia, Spain and Italy. While in 2008 Nigeria had a Nuclear deal with Iran aimed at sharing Nuclear Technology and to help Nigeria increase its generation of electricity.
The current nuclear crisis may come to affect the efforts of a country like Nigeria and the global efforts to fight climate change, especially as a country like Germany had in the past made plans to phase out its nuclear reactors by 2020, choosing a path of sustainable energy in using renewable energy in what it terms Energiewede.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4357238.stm
http://nubiancheetah.blogspot.com/2007/07/nigeria-countrys-nuclear-power-plant.html
1 comment:
First of all, I would like to see how will Germany phase out its nuclear reactors by 2020?!
Although they have a lot of renewable energy potentials, but what is about France, for example? And, by the way, why Germany needs a direct line to Russian natural gas, if they are so green?
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