CAN THERE BE CONSTANT ELECTRICITY IN NIGERIA ? HOW CAN THE NIGERIAN NUCLEAR REGULATORY AUTHORITY HELP?
STATE OF POOR ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY IN NIGERIA
Nigeria has been experiencing unsteady power supply for years now, due to Debts, Corruption, Poor maintenance, Government policies, Vandalism, inadequate funding, Ageing power plants. sometimes I ask myself, will this ever change ? will the country adapt a constant power supply ? I am sure this question run through the minds of other Nigerians or countries experiencing fluctuating electricity.
The Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) has plans for the installation of Nuclear power plants in Nigeria. This is a recent interview with the Director General of NNRA. Prof Lawrence Dim, reviewing the Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards (NSSS) Bill regulations to accommodate the operation of Nuclear Power Programme (NPP) in the country.
Dim said that the NSSS Bill formed the basis for science and nuclear energy operations in the country and was undergoing a revision by relevant stakeholders to ensure that it was exclusive. “The Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards bill is the act that will guide the operation of nuclear science, technology, and nuclear energy practice in Nigeria.
It is very important that it is passed because it is the basis for any operation in Nigeria. “Right now because of the Nuclear Power Programme, we have further reviewed the bill, looked at it internally among us and have had meetings on it. “We have also sent it out to other stakeholders who may be affected by it to look at it. “The bill is not just only a Nigerian bill; it is an international bill because we have further taken it to the International Energy Agency to review it. “When it is brought back, we will take it to the Ministry of Justice to start the process of gazetting,” Dim said.
Dim also said that the NNRA had reviewed regulations that would further enhance the operations of NPP across the country. “The NNRA has completed the drafting of regulations for where NPP will be sited, physical protection of nuclear material and nuclear facilities, nuclear safeguards and uranium mining, milling and processing. “We have also concluded the drafting of the Guidance on Licensing process for Nuclear Power Plants in Nigeria. “Regulations and the guides are not ordinary documents, it is a technical document. Our lawyers have to put them in the best form for presentation to the President. “This review they are doing in the ministry is what is delaying it because we have already submitted them and they require a professional output for proper delivery. One of the most important provisions of the NSSS bill is that no person shall site, construct, commission, operate or decommission a nuclear installation without a license issued by the NNRA.
The bill also recommends that an operator shall be exclusively liable for injury to any person and property upon proof that the damage was caused by a nuclear or radiological incident. The Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Act of 1995 established the NNRA and mandated it with the responsibility for nuclear safety and radiological protection regulation in the country.
With all this, I hope the powering situation of Nigeria will come to a better state with the installation of a Nuclear power plant.
this is great , didn't knew about it in Africa , thanks for sharing.
oow yeah ? well its better you know now.
sorry I didn't meant bad . I thought they already have that energy in there. I wish the bests for Africans.
yes I know you didn't mean bad, the problem is also not too severe, just some parts of the country experience very poor electricity.
Do you think the long-term consequences of nuclear power will outweigh the benefits?
I think the Nuclear power plant should be setup first before we start talking about the consequences, power is a major problem here, without electricity, you are almost useless.
Is that the general concensus among your circles about the plant? I can't begin to imagine lack of access to power, so it wasn't a criticism, just curiosity.
yes I understand, when you lack something, you look for the alternative.
What long-term consequences are you referring too? We barely use 12 hours of electricity daily.
Fukushima and Chernobyl, those kinds of consequences (God forbid).
Can they get more solar power?
well, that will be another point, because solar power is a good source of electricity.
Hi @xpency, a friend of mine in the power generating and power testing business mentioned to me that they are in talks with some of the local banks to fund the building of more power stations and also trying to assist and help with this issue in Nigeria. You are right in that there are a lot of issues at the moment. I do hope things will get better soon!! Meanwhile do Steem on!!
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