The
Federal Government says it will embark on building of nuclear plants and careful
application of nuclear energy to meet the needs of the country.
Ogbonnaya
Onu, the Minister of Science and Technology, said this in an interview with the
News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Wednesday in Abuja.
Mr. Onu
said that nuclear energy would bridge the energy gap needed to enhance
agriculture, advance health, improve education and boost manufacturing in the
country.
He said
that the Federal Government had started making arrangement with the Russian
State Nuclear Corporation, Rosatom, to actualise its dream of application of
nuclear energy.
He said
that the reason the country chose the Russian state nuclear corporation was
because of its essential experience in nuclear technology.
According
to the minister, Rosatom will prepare the agreement on the construction of a
nuclear power plant in the country.
Onu said
that the country would in turn prepare an agreement on the development of the
project which would determine further steps on the construction of the nuclear
power plant.
“Nuclear
power is considered a prominent alternative and a more environmentally
beneficial solution since it emits far less greenhouse gases during electricity
generation than coal or other traditional power plants.
It is a
manageable source of generating electricity and has large power-generating
capacity that can meet industrial and city needs.
“It is not
like the low-power technologies such as solar that might meet only local,
residential or office needs but cannot generate power for heavy manufacturing,“
he said.
He said
that the envisaged project would be a success because the plant would be fed
from the uranium deposit in the country.
(NAN)
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