By; Francis Lubega
President Museveni has insisted on introducing the use of nuclear to provide cheaper power alternatives to Ugandans besides solar because water bodies alone cannot be a solution to power shortages.
He says what is important is to master nuclear technology with the training of 15 experts in nuclear headed by Sarah Nafuna in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development the country is capable of handling the sector safely.
Museveni was meeting the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano at State House Entebbe . The two leaders held high level consultations on activities related to IAEA technical cooperation programme in Uganda ahead of the official commissioning of the cobalt 60 cancer machine at the cancer Institute in Mulago.
He says Vector control and cancer treatment are subsidiary, to the advantages of nuclear because it’s a source of clean energy, better than fossil fuels adding that there is no hidden agenda to Uganda’s nuclear program.
The DG Yukiya Amano said as IAEA, they are doing a lot in making nuclear energy for peaceful use and is already supporting Uganda in the same direction for the wellbeing of the people.
The meeting was also attended by Shaukat Abdulrazak the director TCAF, division for Africa in the department of Technical Cooperation, Uganda’s Health minister Dr. Ruth Aceng and Energy state minister Eng. D’Ujanga Simon who said the current country programme framework between Uganda and IAEA includes; feasibility studies for nuclear power projects, uranium exploration and evaluation, cancer management, food and agriculture, water resources management and strengthening the national nuclear and radiation safety infrastructure.
He said they are also in the process of updating and upgrading the nuclear law to include nuclear power in accordance to acceptable international laws.
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