Seun:
We are not ready for nuclear power. Not until we have the ability to regulate it without corruption and terrorism has been totally eradicated.

sulasa07:

Another means for our politifcians to make more billion dollars

lexy2014:


So how do things work?

sulasa07:

It was USA that dropped an atomic bomb there.
Around 100k people died there and lots more battled with radiation diseases.
Nigeria losing 100k people still wont matter out of 200 million+

Seun:
We are not ready for nuclear power. Not until we have the ability to regulate it without corruption and terrorism has been totally eradicated.

obidark:


and how long do you still need....??

when you think solar can give enough power for 200million people,then you dont know much....

una want ghana,benin,uganda,rwanda to bypass us....??

they are already draggin matters with us now already....!!

Tajbol4splend:




Man nobody should have to die except dirty politicians.

Reference:


That is not what caused the Chernobyl accident. It was caused by a improperly conducted test of the shutdown mechanism. It was human error. The reactors in question were old 40's and 50's designs.

I didn't say the incident occured in the 40's. It occured as a result of a design protocul that was hidden behind the soviet union when there was no peer review or vetting by the IAEA.

All modern nuclear plants are open to international scrutiny, their designs vetted by the IAEA and Russia's designs are more in tune with western concepts.

ajl:
Nigeria public officials are a joke. They do not have a clue what a nuclear power plant mean. I know the clamour for this has been going on for some time without serious environmental impact assessment, not to talk about public consultation for siting the plants. They think this is petroleum where spills can be tolerated. Studies have to be done to the point of knowing if the subsoil in the sites has microorganisms that can transform radioactive metals like uranium, etc. There are entire cities in Russia now that are completely "dead" with no human living there because of exposure to radiation due to nuclear disaster. People that cannot monitor ordinary oil companies want to monitor nuclear plants by potentially crooked Russians. This is not funny at all. We should all start what's called "Not in my backyard campaign (NIMBY).

KingOfAmebo:


Solution: Go back to school, that's were you learn how things work...Dundee united captain.

chewwie:

The test was going wrong and they were supposed to shutdown the nuclear reactor using the control rod which were supposed to be made with boron, rather it was made with a positive catalyst with graphite. It wasn't human error as much as it was manufacturing error caused by the incompetent government and that led to the collapse of the USSR. And come to think of it, if we haven't gotten hydroelectricity, coal and other fossil fuel powered electricity right in Nigeria, is it na nuclear power we'll get right? And we lack maintenance culture in Nigeria, it'll be a disaster

marvelphysics:
“At $80 billion, it costs over 30 times the cost of
building alternative energy sources of Solar and
Hydropower.



this is the most important from the post

slimfit1:
As long as it's not in my village I'm ok. However, if they want to build it in your village na your problem be that. We cant maintain a plane you want to play with nuclear energy Hausa people with their cluelessness is dangerous to human survival.
Abeg , I Must say oooo , Instead of Reading Latest Nigeria News i prefer listening to Good Top Naija Songs Biko ooooo


A power plant in Wales have been closed for years. It generates nothing to the grid, yet employees more than hundreds of people, another hundred years to clean it up. Jesus do these people know what they are playing with at all. Niger people please carry on with your lanterns and generators.

Reference:


Oga, it was human error that led to the Chernobyl incident. Stop the argument. The shut down drill had been practiced many times previously with no problems.

Yes, the plant was not up to western standards but it worked well for many years. All industrial processes have their risks.

I will tell you this categorically. There are currently over 400 nuclear power plants operating in the world and over 600 have been built all time. Out of this only three have had a major incident and only 1 led to significant loss of life.

Compare that to the number of lives lost in refinery fires, coal mining tragedies, pipeline and rig explosions, it is insignificant. Outside renewables nuclear power is by far the safest means of power generation and by far the best means to protect the environment.

But just like air travel nuclear tragedies make for very bad press and rhe scaremongering surrounding it. The major fear of the west is not safety but the ethics behind the storage or disposal of spent fuel but with Elon Musk's heavy lifting space ships coming on line the costs of space disposal will come within economic reach.

There is also safe fission technology coming on line that doesn't require fuel enrichment, runaway reactions and produces far less toxic waste . The science is hard but breakthroughs will be seen in a decade or so. Oil will definitely die long term. We better get thinking.

Blyzz:
Vladimir Putin had already said Africa especially Nigeria is a burial ground for Africans, so he supported it because they wish to wipe us out. They don't mean good for Nigeria any day. They're always ready to sign deal, as long they get money or crude in return. Putin is wicked

Blyzz:
Vladimir Putin had already said Africa especially Nigeria is a burial ground for Africans, so he supported it because they wish to wipe us out. They don't mean good for Nigeria any day. They're always ready to sign deal, as long they get money or crude in return. Putin is wicked

obidark:


their are companies that store nuclear waste....

a italian told me,the biggest business in the world is waste management....

i dont know how true that is though....

obidark:


sorry,i quoted the wrong person....

obidark:


thats not enough....other nations are developin in such a rapid rate,its a bad idea to stay behind....
in a world that is eat or be eatin,dont stay behind and count on human mercy....its hugwash for the gullibe....

lexy2014:


At least India has a reason based on its security. What is Nigerias security threat?