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Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission

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The Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission is the agency responsible for the coordination of research and development activities for the use of atomic and nuclear energy in Nigeria.[1]

Operations

NAEC was established in 1976.[2] NAEC partners with the Federal Ministry of Power.[3][4]

In May 2024, it announced a partnership with Centre for Energy Research and Training to build a nuclear reactor for power generation.[5] In May 2025, Adebayo Adelabu, the federal minister of power of Nigeria, disapproved of NAEC's plan for four 1,200-megawatt nuclear plants, instead suggesting modular reactors that fit Nigeria's decentralized power model.[6]

In April 2025, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with NAEC to expand nuclear cooperation in Africa.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) | Practical Law". https://ca.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/9-584-2746?transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)&firstPage=true. 
  2. ↑ "NIGERIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION ACT". https://placng.org/lawsofnigeria/print.php?sn=350. 
  3. ↑ Aduloju, Bunmi (8 May 2025). "FG to collaborate with Atomic Energy Commission on electricity generation, supply" (in en-US). https://www.thecable.ng/fg-to-collaborate-with-atomic-energy-commission-on-electricity-generation-supply/. 
  4. ↑ Nwafor (7 May 2025). "Electricity: Power Ministry, NAEC partner to unlock nuclear energy potential" (in en-GB). https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/05/electricity-power-ministry-naec-partner-to-unlock-nuclear-energy-potential/. 
  5. ↑ Oni, Aderonke (3 May 2024). "FG, research centre partner to deploy nuclear reactor for power generation" (in en-US). https://www.thecable.ng/fg-research-centre-partner-to-deploy-nuclear-reactor-for-power-generation/. 
  6. ↑ Anthony (14 May 2025). "Concerns, doubts trail Nigeria's nuclear energy ambition" (in en-US). https://guardian.ng/energy/concerns-doubts-trail-nigerias-nuclear-energy-ambition/. 
  7. ↑ Suk-yee, Jung (24 April 2025). "KHNP Signs MOU with Nigeria to Expand Nuclear Cooperation in Africa" (in ko). Businesskorea. https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=240795. 



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