The Nigerian Government says the issue of complimenting electricity generation via nuclear power has not been foreclosed. It rather insists that in the light of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March this year, the country has to be meticulous in reviewing the need against the Japanese tragedies.
A statement issued by Mr. Greyne Anosike, Head Media and Public Relations in the Ministry, said the Minister of Power, Prof. Bart Nnaji declared this on Friday when Nuclear Power experts from Rosatom visited him. The Nuclear physicists from Rosatom came to seek Prof. Nnaji’s assistance to commence the construction of nuclear power plant for Nigeria.
The Power Minister agreed with the Russians that considering the Industrial Potentials of Nigeria and its size and population, nuclear power would have been the fastest and more sustainable way of solving the electricity challenges in Nigeria but insisted that the safety of Nigerians transcends every other consideration.
Nigeria, Nnaji continued, “intends to sit down and properly evaluate what happened in Japan and weigh the risk against National interest”.
Led by the Chairman/Chief Executive of Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission, Dr. Enepamo Osaisai, the Deputy Director General of Rosatom, Mr. Spasskiy Nikolag said Nigeria should be a strategic partner of Rosatom Company on the design and construction of Nuclear Power Plant in Nigeria.
He noted that electricity is a catalyst for any development and that Nigeria cannot afford not to diversify its sources of energy adding that “what happened in Japan will not deter us from moving forward in recommending nuclear energy to solve global power problems”.
Mr. Nikolag then invited Nigerian specialists in the nuclear power to visit their Company in Russia and prayed the Minister as a foremost Nigerian scientist to use his good offices to resolve the Nigeria electricity problems.
Rosatom is a world renowned Nuclear Power Construction expert with antecedents in nearly all the continents including the current but controversial Iranian Nuclear Power Plant.
A statement issued by Mr. Greyne Anosike, Head Media and Public Relations in the Ministry, said the Minister of Power, Prof. Bart Nnaji declared this on Friday when Nuclear Power experts from Rosatom visited him. The Nuclear physicists from Rosatom came to seek Prof. Nnaji’s assistance to commence the construction of nuclear power plant for Nigeria.
The Power Minister agreed with the Russians that considering the Industrial Potentials of Nigeria and its size and population, nuclear power would have been the fastest and more sustainable way of solving the electricity challenges in Nigeria but insisted that the safety of Nigerians transcends every other consideration.
Nigeria, Nnaji continued, “intends to sit down and properly evaluate what happened in Japan and weigh the risk against National interest”.
Led by the Chairman/Chief Executive of Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission, Dr. Enepamo Osaisai, the Deputy Director General of Rosatom, Mr. Spasskiy Nikolag said Nigeria should be a strategic partner of Rosatom Company on the design and construction of Nuclear Power Plant in Nigeria.
He noted that electricity is a catalyst for any development and that Nigeria cannot afford not to diversify its sources of energy adding that “what happened in Japan will not deter us from moving forward in recommending nuclear energy to solve global power problems”.
Mr. Nikolag then invited Nigerian specialists in the nuclear power to visit their Company in Russia and prayed the Minister as a foremost Nigerian scientist to use his good offices to resolve the Nigeria electricity problems.
Rosatom is a world renowned Nuclear Power Construction expert with antecedents in nearly all the continents including the current but controversial Iranian Nuclear Power Plant.
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