To develop we need cheap and affordable power. Which country has managed to eradicate abject poverty without affordable power.
Rich countries has the options and choice to R&D on other renewables that we lack. Nuclear power is what we need.

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The problem with nuclear is to properly dispose those nuclear wastes without having negative impact on the environment . Developed countries have a big challenge with properly disposing them off . For Kenya I think it won't be a challenge but a disaster . We need to exhaust all the available energy sources first then let nuclear be the last resort .did you know that hypothetically speaking that putting solar panels in whole of isiolo district is enough to supply power half of Kenya non stop during the day

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It's sad that we were ttalking about nuclear ambitions the other day . IV been reading newspapers about lead poisoning in coast from some politician factory. Lead as a material is also one of radioactive metal if well enriched . Sasa ndugu zanguni hii carelessness of handling this lead had caused damage to slum dwellers . What about the kenyans govt handling of nuclear wastes ? Personally the kenyan leadership no one has enough balls to handle the heat coming with nuclear generation . We need to be matured reason wise and see things beyond our current personal interest and see the burden of kizazi kijacho. This nuclear ambition is totally ambiguous and sign sign of technological immaturity on some self centered leaders. Just look at the lead irresponsibility , how about nuclear sludge errors . Stop this senseless ambition.

Nuclear energy will not see the light in kenya.
This talk about it and formation of kenya nuclear board is an avenue for some people to eat and their cronies to benefit

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I foresee a sale of rights to the east, who r trying to wield military power over the west. They are also money minded. Cost of disposal of nuclear waste is also massive. We may through these deals and corruption open ourselves up for dumping of foreign nuclear waste here. Not to mention studies done proving nuclear power as not economically feasible. Its only feasible in space operations and missile technology.

African leaders I noticed have dangerous ambitions without learning from elders who have been in the game.they are like toddlers who want to run before they walk . There is a known nuclear energy producing country that's busy dumping their nuclear waste in war torn country in east Africa secretly . Where are we going to take the carcinogenic nuclear waste as kenya?which war torn country are we going to use?

Is someone thinking through this ? Or someone wants their cut through negotiation fees and kickback fees and then dump the ambition . If the later is true then that's ok because wewe Kula tu but don't bring it.but if you are actually bringing the same dreaded monster then ill seek asylum in Syria .it's much better to die once by a bullet than a slow painful death of cancer.

i foresee luck of accountability on disposal of those wastes.we aren't accountable of the money entrusted with us as leaders what about nuclear wastes? Honestly I'm worried ,very very worried and whoever is reading this should be worried.

I'm happy to share the same ideology as you.

I'll leave it here ,please I have done a quick Google search for disadvantages of nuclear ,please let someone send let the ERC know about it

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China is looking of putting it's huge reserves into use hence willing to assist kenya financially to build the Nuclear plant.
This also provides market for their industrial products.
Another debt burden will be added

Kenya reveals Sh540bn nuclear power plant in Tana River



As usual this will generate a lot of debate among proponents and opponents.

Like any other source of power, nuclear energy has its advantages and disadvantages.

Currently solar PV and onshore wind power sources have the lowest levelized cost of energy (the average net present cost of electricity generation for a generating plant over its lifetime) in that order. So does Kenya (I can't speak for other countries) need nuclear power when we have not fully utilised solar, wind and geothermal. When we don't even have Uranium as a natural resource? Uranium has a fuel cost while solar, wind and geothermal have none.

There has been considerable improvement over the years in design, construction and operation of nuclear power plants. However the long term management of radioactive waste (even with waste reprocessing) is still in doubt.

As the article righly points out, corruption as a vice cannot be ignored when building and operating a nuclear power plant.