The
Minster of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has said Nigeria was
ready to commence the production of nuclear energy, as she had secured the
necessary certification from the International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA),
reports NaijaAgroNet.
Stating
that Nigeria had started a nuclear program 17 years ago, he also said Nigeria
has also “produced 25 graduates of master’s level under certification by the
International Atomic Energy Agency. He also said that we (Nigeria) are at the
stage of developing a design for financing, after which we would move to the
design for construction.
“If all
things go well, by quarter four of next year – that is the schedule that I met
– we should have started construction, so that is what I meet“ he said.
Fashola
said it was important for Nigeria to focus on the gains and safety of nuclear
energy as obtained in other developed countries and since the whole world was
moving toward a cleaner fuel and the use of more sustainable form of energy,
Nigeria could be an exception.
The
minister further said that diversifying the nation’s energy mix would lead to
the utilisation of the various forms of renewable energy sources in the country
but the developed countries could only share the technology with countries
ready keep to the standards in the utilisation of the technology. This,
according to him, will ultimately make electricity cheap in the country.
“What we
are thinking about is long-term solution. We need a solution that will endure
for generations to come.“When you design a power solution, design it so that
the next coming generations can use it,” Fashola said.
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