A Critical analysis of Kenya’s regulatory readiness for nuclear energy as an alternative source of energy
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2019
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Sinyo, E. M.
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Strathmore University
Abstract
The Government of Kenya particularly the Ministry of Energy has provided for the generation of electricity using Nuclear Energy in the Draft National Energy Policy of 2014 and the International Atomic Energy Agency has approved Kenya’s Nuclear Energy Power Program application. This is proof that the process of actualising nuclear energy as an alternative source of power in Kenya is already underway. The process of implementing a nuclear energy power program in an entrant country is a lengthy, expensive and sensitive process that should involve all the stakeholders of the country particularly the citizens. Currently, there is no evidence that the public was initially involved in the decision to pursue nuclear energy as a viable source of energy in the country. Even so, the benefits of implementing a nuclear energy power program must outweigh the corresponding risks such that there is a major improvement in the economy of the country towards a sustainable future. The purpose of this research therefore, is to analyse the current regulatory framework on Energy in Kenya with the purpose of determining whether the laws can adequately regulate the utilisation of nuclear energy in order to facilitate the goals of the government towards a reliable and sustainable source of power in the country. This research has been conducted with reference to the available primary sources of information as all the requisite primary information is accessible in books, international instruments, legal conference papers and published journals. In order to accurately gauge the position of Kenya as an entrant country in the region of Africa, a comparative analysis has been undertaken with South Africa which is advanced in the production of nuclear energy power.
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Sinyo, E. M. (2019). A Critical analysis of Kenya’s regulatory readiness for nuclear energy as an alternative source of energy [Strathmore University]. http://hdl.handle.net/11071/16036